A mathematical modeling study published in the BMJ investigated the cost-effectiveness of various strategies to combat breast, cervical and colorectal cancer in sub-Saharan Africa and South East Asia. With regard to colorectal cancer, increasing the coverage of treatment interventions is considered highly cost-effective in both regions. In addition, in sub-Saharan Africa, screening for colorectal cancer (by colonoscopy at age 50) is cost-effective.
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Ginsberg, G. M. et al. Cost effectiveness of strategies to combat breast, cervical, and colorectal cancer in sub-Saharan Africa and South East Asia: mathematical modelling study. BMJ doi:10.1136/bmj.e614
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Franks, I. Cost-effectiveness of strategies to combat cancer in sub-Saharan Africa and South East Asia. Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol 9, 242 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrgastro.2012.51
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/nrgastro.2012.51