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Table 1 Eligible Population and Effectiveness Assumptions for Minimum and Maximum Scenarios

From: The aggregate value of cancer screenings in the United States: full potential value and value considering adherence

Cancer Type

Minimum Scenario

Maximum Scenario

1st Year

USPSTF Recommendation

Eligible

Population

Life-Years Gained per Screened Individual

1st Year USPSTF Recommendation

Eligible Population

Life-Years Gained per Screened Individual

Breast

1996

Women; age 50–69 y

0.029 [22]

1996

Women, age 40 + y

0.044 [22]

Colorectal

1996

Age 50–75 y

Flex sig + FITa: 0.009 [23]

2002

Age 45–75 y

Colonoscopy: 0.022 [23]

Cervical

1996

Women; age 21–65 y

PAPb:

0.089 [24]

1996

Women; age 21–65 y

21–30 PAP; 30–65 cotestingc: 0.096 [24]

Lung

2014

Current smoker or former smoker; age 50–80 y

0.0316 [25]

Limited benefit evidence, same as minimum scenario

  1. aFlex sig: flexible sigmoidoscopy, an endoscopic procedure that allows physician to examine the rectum and lower colon
  2. bPAP: a Pap smear or Pap test is a screening test for cervical cancer
  3. cCotesting: combination of PAP and human papilloma virus testing
  4. FIT, fecal immunochemical test; USPSTF, US Preventive Services Task Force