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Table 3 Mean costs and QALYs per lung cancer (LC) case in screening participants, invitation-to-screening group and control group

From: Is chest X-ray screening for lung cancer in smokers cost-effective? Evidence from a population-based study in Italy

 

Screening participants

Invitation-to-screening group

Control group

Mean costs per LC case

 Screening organization and administration

307 (0)

84 (0)

–

 CXR screening

60 (44)

16 (35)

–

 LC management

17,149 (4783)

16,067 (4948)

15,503 (4518)

Mean total cost per LC case

17,516 (4755)

16,167 (4729)

15,503 (4521)

Mean QALYs (baseline scenario)

1.70 (2.1)

1.49 (1.9)

1.07 (1.7)

  1. All amounts are in Euros 2012. Standard deviation in parenthesis. Values are rounded to the nearest integer