APPENDIX 3B. White Men.
Efficient screening policies characterized by age range, screening interval and number of scheduled examinations and expressed as the 3% discounted life-time costs and life-expectancy of the policy.
| Policy | Resources and benefits | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of scheduled exams | Interval between exams (years) | Age range | Costs ($)† | Life-expectancy at age 40 |
| 1 | n.a. | 70-70 | 1,824 | 21.9125 |
| 1 | n.a. | 65-65 | 1,831 | 21.9186 |
| 1 | n.a. | 63-63 | 1,836 | 21.9211 |
| 1 | n.a. | 62-62 | 1,840 | 21.9221 |
| 1 | n.a. | 61-61 | 1,848 | 21.9229 |
| 2 | 14 | 60-74 | 1,916 | 21.9276 |
| 2 | 14 | 59-73 | 1,933 | 21.9288 |
| 2 | 14 | 58-72 | 1,953 | 21.9297 |
| 3 | 9 | 57-75 | 2,082 | 21.9343 |
| 3 | 8 | 57-73 | 2,104 | 21.9350 |
| 3 | 8 | 56-72 | 2,141 | 21.9360 |
| 3 | 9 | 53-71 | 2,220 | 21.9383 |
| 4 | 7 | 53-74 | 2,361 | 21.9412 |
| 4 | 7 | 52-73 | 2,413 | 21.9421 |
| 5 | 6 | 51-75 | 2,609 | 21.9445 |
| 6 | 6 | 47-77 | 2,962 | 21.9478 |
| 7 | 5 | 48-78 | 3,103 | 21.9488 |
| 8 | 5 | 47-82 | 3,241 | 21.9493 |
| 8 | 5 | 43-78 | 3,684 | 21.9511 |
| 9 | 5 | 43-83 | 3,723 | 21.9512 |
| 10 | 5 | 43-88 | 3,742 | 21.9513 |
| 10 | 5 | 42-87 | 3,871 | 21.9513 |
†
Lifetime per person cost for CRC screening and treatment after age 40