Cost-Effectiveness of Total Colonoscopy in Screening of Colorectal Cancer in Japan

Introduction. In Japan, the cost-effectiveness of total colonoscopy (TCS) for primary screening of colorectal cancer (CRC) is unclear. We compared the cost of identifying a patient with CRC using two primary screening strategies: TCS (strategy 1) and the immunochemical fecal test (FIT) (strategy 2)...

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Main Authors: Sekiguchi, Masau, Matsuda, Takahisa, Tamai, Naoto, Sakamoto, Taku, Nakajima, Takeshi, Otake, Yosuke, Kakugawa, Yasuo, Murakami, Yoshitaka, Saito, Yutaka
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2012
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3265074/