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. 2019 Nov 8;35(4):1175–1181. doi: 10.1007/s11606-019-05443-3

Table 2.

Model Outcomes over a Lifetime Horizon (50 years) for 10,000 50-Year-Old Men

No Screening Annual screening, starting at: Biennial screening, starting at: Screen every 5 years, starting at:
50 years 60 years 50 years 60 years 50 years 60 years
Total cost of screening $0 $17.7M $11.4M $8.9M $5.9M $3.4M $2.7M
Number of detected MIS cases 129 195 185 170 163 149 147
Number of detected local melanomas 61 49 53 58 60 63 63
Number of detected regional melanomas 15 9 10 12 13 16 16
Number of detected metastatic melanomas 23 11 14 16 18 22 22
Number of melanoma deaths (detected and undetected) 20 10 12 14 16 19 19