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Table 1. Scenarios analysed.

Scenario	Variable	Before 2020	2020–2021	2022 onwards
No pandemic (comparator)	Screening	Observed rates (pre-pandemic)^a	Status quo (pre-pandemic)^b	Status quo (pre-pandemic)^b
No pandemic (comparator)	Diagnosis & treatment procedure capacity	Observed rates (pre-pandemic)^a	Status quo (pre-pandemic)^b	Status quo (pre-pandemic)^b
Pandemic (no mitigation)	Screening	Observed rates (pre-pandemic)^a	Observed rates (pandemic))^a	Status quo (pre-pandemic)^b
Pandemic (no mitigation)	Diagnosis & treatment procedure capacity	Observed rates (pre-pandemic)^a	Observed rates (pandemic))^a	Status quo (pre-pandemic)^b
5% mitigation	Screening	Observed rates (pre-pandemic)^a	Observed rates (pandemic))^a	Status quo (pre-pandemic)^b
5% mitigation	Diagnosis & treatment procedure capacity	Observed rates (pre-pandemic)^a	Observed rates (pandemic)^a	5% increase^c

^a “Observed rates” refers to rates observed in the relevant time period.

^b “Status quo” refers to observed rates/capacity before 2020 (i.e. pre-pandemic).

^c Relative increase compared to status quo.