Table 3. Comparison of public health interventions.

Intervention	Number lives saved per year
Breast screening for women aged 50–69	1300
Cervical screening (with liquid based cytology)	4500 (Peto et al, 2004)
Bowel screening with biennial FOBT	1800–2400 (Parkin et al, 2008)
Use of statins	9700 (Department of Health, 2006)