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New life sciences study findings have been reported by researchers at University of Bristol
Published in Cancer Weekly, March 23rd, 2010
"The 2007 National Health Service Cancer Reform Strategy includes a proposed extension of the UK breast screening program to women aged 47 to 49 years. The aim of this study is to undertake a preliminary assessment of this proposal to identify the key factors determining its cost-effectiveness and to determine whether there is sufficient uncertainty that requires more thorough analyses," scientists in Bristol, the United Kingdom report.
"An economic model was constructed. For simplicity, the health impact of screening was estimated by calculating the lives saved through shifts in prognostic group. A ''plausible bounds'' approach was used to derive distributions for...
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Source: Cancer Weekly (2010-03-23)
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