TY - JOUR
T1 - Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Screening for Gastric Cancer in Japan
AU - Tsuji, Ichiro
AU - Fukao, Akira
AU - Hisamichi, Shigeru
AU - Sugawara, Nobuyuki
AU - Shoji, Tadami
AU - Kuwajima, Ichiro
PY - 1991
Y1 - 1991
N2 - Cost-effectiveness analysis of gastric cancer screening in Japan was performed, and the cost-effectiveness ratio was compared with that of colorectal cancer screening. The analytical model was the same as that adopted in our previous study on colorectal cancer screening (Tsuji et al. 1991). The results indicated that the cost per case-fatality prevented by colorectal cancer screening was 5.5 and 2.7 times more expensive for males and females, respectively, than that by gastric cancer screening. The age of the population influenced the cost-effectiveness of screening programs. The cost-effectiveness ratio in gastric cancer screening became negative among males older than the age of 65 years, suggesting that the total cost for prevention and control of deaths by gastric cancer in these age populations is saved by the screening program.
AB - Cost-effectiveness analysis of gastric cancer screening in Japan was performed, and the cost-effectiveness ratio was compared with that of colorectal cancer screening. The analytical model was the same as that adopted in our previous study on colorectal cancer screening (Tsuji et al. 1991). The results indicated that the cost per case-fatality prevented by colorectal cancer screening was 5.5 and 2.7 times more expensive for males and females, respectively, than that by gastric cancer screening. The age of the population influenced the cost-effectiveness of screening programs. The cost-effectiveness ratio in gastric cancer screening became negative among males older than the age of 65 years, suggesting that the total cost for prevention and control of deaths by gastric cancer in these age populations is saved by the screening program.
KW - cost-effectiveness analysis
KW - gastric cancer screening
KW - simulation study
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U2 - 10.1620/tjem.164.279
DO - 10.1620/tjem.164.279
M3 - Article
C2 - 1746017
AN - SCOPUS:0026200635
VL - 164
SP - 279
EP - 284
JO - Tohoku Journal of Experimental Medicine
JF - Tohoku Journal of Experimental Medicine
SN - 0040-8727
IS - 4
ER -
