TY - JOUR
T1 - Declining cost-effectiveness of screening for disease
T2 - The Case of Gastric Cancer in Japan
AU - Babazono, Akira
AU - Hillman, Alan L.
PY - 1995
Y1 - 1995
N2 - We examined the cost-effectiveness of screening for gastric cancer in hypothetical cohorts of asymptomatic Japanese ages 40, 50, 60, and 70, followed for 10 years. Current screening recommendations in Japan are not optimal. Although indirect x-ray is the correct method, screening for gastric cancer may not be cost-effective for Japanese under the age of 50. Policymakers worldwide should monitor the changing incidence of disease as they consider and recommend screening policies.
AB - We examined the cost-effectiveness of screening for gastric cancer in hypothetical cohorts of asymptomatic Japanese ages 40, 50, 60, and 70, followed for 10 years. Current screening recommendations in Japan are not optimal. Although indirect x-ray is the correct method, screening for gastric cancer may not be cost-effective for Japanese under the age of 50. Policymakers worldwide should monitor the changing incidence of disease as they consider and recommend screening policies.
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U2 - 10.1017/S0266462300006954
DO - 10.1017/S0266462300006954
M3 - Article
C2 - 7790176
AN - SCOPUS:0029030305
SN - 0266-4623
VL - 11
SP - 354
EP - 364
JO - International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care
JF - International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care
IS - 2
ER -
