Table 2.

Expected Number of US Lung Cancer Survivors in Medicare in 2014: Base-Case Scenario

		Lung cancer survivors at end of year (diagnosed at age ≥55 yrs)
Age, yrs	People screened in 2014, N	Without screening, N	With screening (excludes lead-time yrs), N	Additional patients with lung cancer in 2014, N	Patients with lung cancer within 3 yrs of diagnosis (not included in additional patient count), N
55–59	201,786	1595	2794	1199	2374
60–64	284,117	4917	9777	4859	4433
65–69	1,879,943	40,169	70,421	30,252	18,988
70–74	1,489,434	69,882	145,128	75,246	28,745
75–80	1,039,049	88,278	209,037	120,759	27,237
81–100	N/A	49,356	175,176	125,819	2058
Total, 55–110	4,894,329	254,197	612,333	358,138	83,835

Source: Authors’ analysis.