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. 2020 Feb 26;10(2):e034388. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-034388

Table 2.

Projected health and economic outcomes over 30 years (mean per 100 000 persons) by strategy

Early detection Primary prevention No intvn Primary versus ED difference ED versus no intvn difference Primary versus no intvn difference
Number of melanomas
All* 2446 1364 2419 −1082 27 −1055
−44.2% 1.1% −43.6%
 In situ melanomas* 1133 601 1074 −531 59 −473
−46.9% 5.5% −44.0%
 Thin melanomas (0≤1 mm)* 690 379 676 −311 14 −298
−45.1% 2.0% −44.0%
 Thick melanomas (>1 mm)* 623 362 647 −261 −24 −285
−41.8% −3.7% −44.0%
 Undetected melanomas* 0 21 21 21 −21 0
100% −100% 0%
Number of deaths from melanoma* 556 341 567 −215 −11 −226
−38.7% −1.9% −39.9%
Number of excised keratinocyte cancers* 65 452 47 682 64 659 −17 770 793 −16 977
−27.2% 1.2% −26.3%
Societal costs (£million) £493.5 £386.4 £406.1 −£107.1 £87.4 −£19.7
−21.7% 21.5% −4.9%
QALYs 1 821 195 1 822 937 1 821 201 1742 −6 1736
0.10% 0.00% 0.10%
Life years* 2 635 444 2 637 734 2 635 396 2290 49 2338
0.09% −0.00% 0.09%

*Undiscounted.

ED, early detection; intvn, intervention; QALYs, quality-adjusted life years.