Table 5.
Screening or cessation alone vs. combination (cessation therapy offered at screening of both current and former smokers ≥20 pack-years), in cohorts of 50 year-olds.
| Strategies | Men 1-year abstinence with cessation therapy | Women 1-year abstinence with cessation therapy | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4% | 8% | 16%* | 30% | 4% | 8% | 16% | 30% | |
| Cessation alone, single | $49,100 | $17,700 | $12,900 | $11,400 | $69,300 | $20,800 | $14,400 | $12,400 |
| Cessation alone, annual | $57,600 | $20,800 | $14,900 | $12,500 | $69,400 | $23,900 | $16,600 | $13,700 |
| Combination, annual | $144,500 | $153,900 | $158,800 | $159,700 | $130,500 | $139,300 $ | $145,800 | $146,800 |
Shown in Figure 1. Table based on $300 cessation therapy and 3% baseline annual cessation in no-intervention and screening-alone scenarios (screening alone was dominated).