A Comparative Expected Value Analysis Study to Determine If the Economic Benefits of Screening and Early Diagnosis Treatment of the Most Common Types of Cancer in the United States Provide Economic Value

Cancer, cost to screen, positivity rate, expected cost to treat, early diagnosis treatment cost, late diagnosis treatment cost, and economic benefit.

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April 5, 2021
March 31, 2021

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Breast, colorectal and skin cancer screening and early diagnosis with treatment provides economic value, while lung cancer screening and early diagnosis with treatment came close to providing economic value. Bladder, endometrial, kidney, leukemia, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, pancreatic, prostate and thyroid cancer screening and early diagnosis with treatment were not found to have provided economic value.