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. 2014 Nov 28;107(1):dju380. doi: 10.1093/jnci/dju380

Table 3.

Model outcomes for costs, life-years, and quality-adjusted life-years (QALYs), undiscounted and discounted

Population screening Undiscounted Discounted
Probability Cost, £ Life-years QALYs Cost, £ Life-years QALYs
A. PS, carrier, RRM, RRSO, no OC/BC 0.0068 5197 53.00 53.00 3819 23.40 23.40
B. PS, carrier, RRM, RRSO, OC 0.0001 30 343 38.20 37.22 13550 19.75 19.39
C. PS, carrier, RRM, RRSO, BC 0.0002 27 936 46.92 45.63 28013 21.48 20.74
D. PS, carrier, RRM, no RRSO, no OC/BC 0.0038 2976 53.00 53.00 2766 23.40 23.40
E. PS, carrier, RRM, no RRSO, OC 0.0017 28 121 38.20 37.22 12497 19.75 19.39
F. PS, carrier, RRM, no RRSO, BC 0.0003 25 715 46.92 45.63 26960 21.48 20.74
G. PS, carrier, no RRM, RRSO, no OC/BC 0.0047 8297 53.00 53.00 5025 23.40 23.40
H. PS, carrier, no RRM, RRSO, OC 0.0001 33 442 38.20 37.22 16256 19.75 19.39
I. PS, carrier, no RRM, RRSO, BC 0.0017 31 036 46.92 45.63 29219 21.48 20.74
J. PS, carrier, no RRM, no RRSO, no OC/BC 0.0009 6075 53.00 53.00 3972 23.40 23.40
K. PS, carrier, no RRM, no RRSO, OC 0.0016 31 221 38.20 37.22 13703 19.75 19.39
L. PS, carrier, no RRM, no RRSO, BC 0.0028 28 814 46.92 45.63 28166 21.48 20.74
M. PS, noncarrier, no OC/BC 0.8355 423 53.00 53.00 213 23.40 23.40
N. PS, noncarrier, OC 0.0181 25 568 38.63 37.83 9274 19.99 19.72
O. PS, noncarrier, BC 0.1219 24 616 49.16 47.87 8868 22.50 22.05
Family history screening 1.0000
P. FH pos, carrier, RRM, RRSO, no OC/BC 0.0032 5197 53.0000 53.0000 3819 23.3988 23.3988
Q. FH pos, carrier, RRM, RRSO, OC 0.00004 30 343 38.2031 37.2150 13550 19.7536 19.3902
R. FH pos, carrier, RRM, RRSO, BC 0.0001 27 936 46.9236 45.6273 28013 21.4791 20.7432
S. FH pos, carrier, RRM, no RRSO, no OC/BC 0.0018 2976 53.0000 53.0000 2766 23.3988 23.3988
T. FH pos, carrier, RRM, no RRSO, OC 0.0008 28 121 38.2031 37.2150 12497 19.7536 19.3902
U. FH pos, carrier, RRM, no RRSO, BC 0.0001 25 715 46.9236 45.6273 26960 21.4791 20.7432
V. FH pos, carrier, no RRM, RRSO, no OC/BC 0.0022 8297 53.0000 53.0000 5025 23.3988 23.3988
W. FH pos, carrier, no RRM, RRSO, OC 0.0000 33 442 38.2031 37.2150 14756 19.7536 19.3902
X. FH pos, carrier, no RRM, RRSO, BC 0.0008 31 036 46.9236 45.6273 29219 21.4791 20.7432
Y. FH pos, carrier, no RRM, no RRSO, no OC/BC 0.0004 6075 53.0000 53.0000 3972 23.3988 23.3988
Z. FH pos, carrier, no RRM, no RRSO, OC 0.0007 31 221 38.2031 37.2150 13703 19.7536 19.3902
AA. FH pos, carrier, no RRM, no RRSO, BC 0.0013 28 814 46.9236 45.6273 28166 21.4791 20.7432
AB. FH pos, noncarrier, no OC/BC 0.0961 423 53.0000 53.0000 213 23.3988 23.3988
AC. FH pos, noncarrier, OC 0.0021 25 568 38.6324 37.8321 9274 19.9915 19.7169
AD. FH pos, noncarrier, BC 0.0140 24 616 49.1623 47.8660 8868 22.4951 22.0482
AE. FH neg, carrier, no OC/BC 0.0030 330 53.0000 53.0000 120 23.3988 23.3988
AF. FH neg, carrier, OC 0.0053 25 475 38.2031 37.2150 9851 19.7536 19.3902
AG. FH neg, carrier, BC 0.0095 23 069 46.9236 45.6273 24314 21.4791 20.7432
AH. FH neg, noncarrier, no OC/BC 0.7352 330 53.0000 53.0000 120 23.3988 23.3988
AI. FH neg, noncarrier, OC 0.0159 25 475 38.6324 37.8321 9182 19.9915 19.7169
AJ. FH neg, noncarrier, BC 0.1073 24 524 49.1623 47.8660 8775 22.4951 22.0482
Average population screening 0.1484* 4156 52.1912 52.0088 1677 23.2049 23.1406
Average family history screening 0.1587* 4233 52.1016 51.9078 1741 23.1799 23.1096
Incremental (difference) -0.0096 -77 0.090 0.101 -64 0.025 0.031
Cost per quality-adjusted life-year -767 -2079
Total population screening effect 837† -4467529 5166 5827 -3718526 1442 1789
Jewish population screened 81 224

* Cancer incidence. BC = breast cancer; FH = family history; neg = negative; OC = ovarian cancer; pos = positive; PS = population screening; QALY = quality-adjusted life-year; RRSO = risk-reducing salpingo-oophorectomy, RRM = risk-reducing mastectomy.

† Reduction in total number of cancer cases.