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Cost-Effectiveness of Total Colonoscopy in Screening of Colorectal Cancer in Japan
Joint Authors
Sakamoto, Taku
Nakajima, Takeshi
Sekiguchi, Masau
Otake, Yosuke
Murakami, Yoshitaka
Matsuda, Takahisa
Tamai, Naoto
Kakugawa, Yasuo
Saito, Yutaka
Source
Gastroenterology Research and Practice
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-01-12
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Introduction.
In Japan, the cost-effectiveness of total colonoscopy (TCS) for primary screening of colorectal cancer (CRC) is unclear.
We compared the cost of identifying a patient with CRC using two primary screening strategies: TCS (strategy 1) and the immunochemical fecal test (FIT) (strategy 2).
Materials and Methods.
We retrospectively analyzed the TCS screening database at our institution from February 2004 to August 2010 (strategy 1, n=15,348) and the Japanese nationwide survey of CRC screening in 2008 (strategy 2, n=5,267,443).
Results.
112 and 6,838 CRC cases were detected in strategies 1 and 2, costing 2,124,000 JPY and 1,629,000 JPY, respectively.
The rate of earlier-stage CRC was higher in strategy 1.
Conclusions.
The cost was higher using TCS as a primary screening procedure.
However, the difference was not excessive, and considering the increased rate of detecting earlier CRC, the use of TCS as a primary screening tool may be cost-effective.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Sekiguchi, Masau& Matsuda, Takahisa& Tamai, Naoto& Sakamoto, Taku& Nakajima, Takeshi& Otake, Yosuke…[et al.]. 2012. Cost-Effectiveness of Total Colonoscopy in Screening of Colorectal Cancer in Japan. Gastroenterology Research and Practice،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-493924
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Sekiguchi, Masau…[et al.]. Cost-Effectiveness of Total Colonoscopy in Screening of Colorectal Cancer in Japan. Gastroenterology Research and Practice No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-4.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Sekiguchi, Masau& Matsuda, Takahisa& Tamai, Naoto& Sakamoto, Taku& Nakajima, Takeshi& Otake, Yosuke…[et al.]. Cost-Effectiveness of Total Colonoscopy in Screening of Colorectal Cancer in Japan. Gastroenterology Research and Practice. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-493924
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-493924