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Table 2. SEER population estimated to receive screening for lung cancer based on inclusion criteria from I-ELCAP reported studies, nationwide smoking history statistics, and estimated compliance with screening recommendations^a.

	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3	Year 4	Year 5
SEER population age 40–79 yearsb	14 277 295	14 596 718	14 944 483	15 262 435	15 578 827
Less: cancer other than non-melanoma skin cancer (see text)	64 248	65 685	67 250	68 681	70 105
	14 213 047	14 531 033	14 877 233	15 193 754	15 508 722
Less: estimated patients unfit for surgery (see text)	2 089 318	2 136 062	2 186 953	2 233 482	2 279 782
	12 123 729	12 394 971	12 690 280	12 960 272	13 228 940
Less: <10 pack-year smoking history or nonsmoker (see text)a	8 675 948	8 870 053	9 081 381	9 274 592	9 466 855
	3 447 782	3 524 918	3 608 899	3 685 680	3 762 085
Less: non-compliance with screening recommendation (see text)a	1 813 533	1 854 107	1 898 281	1 938 668	1 978 857
Total screened population	1 634 248	1 670 811	1 710 618	1 747 012	1 783 228

The values shown above for 10 pack-year smoking history and compliance with screening recommendations are based on the ‘Input 1’ column in Table 1. For simplicity, values generated using the columns labelled ‘Input 2’ and ‘Input 3’ values are not shown here.

For simplicity, the values associated with the cohort ages 60–79 years are not shown here.

Table 2. SEER population estimated to receive screening for lung cancer based on inclusion criteria from I-ELCAP reported studies, nationwide smoking history statistics, and estimated compliance with screening recommendationsa.

Table 2. SEER population estimated to receive screening for lung cancer based on inclusion criteria from I-ELCAP reported studies, nationwide smoking history statistics, and estimated compliance with screening recommendations^a.