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Fecal Occult Blood Tests: A Cost-effectiveness Analysis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 March 2009

Dorte Gyrd-Hansen
Dorte Gyrd-Hansen
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Odense University
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Abstract

A range of fecal occult blood tests are presently on the market and could potentially be used in population screening programs for the detection of colorectal neoplasms. This paper estimates the relative cost-effectiveness of alternative tests and concludes that the unhydrated Hemoccult II is the most cost-effective. However, the incremental costs per life-year of the HemeSelect test and the rehydrated Hemoccult II test are in line with incremental costs observed in breast cancer and cervical cancer programs.

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General Essays
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International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care , Volume 14 , Issue 2 , Spring 1998 , pp. 290 - 301
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1998

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