Research Article

Cost-Effectiveness between Double and Single Fecal Immunochemical Test(s) in a Mass Colorectal Cancer Screening

Table 5

Costs in both Chinese Renminbi, CNY (), and US dollar () and detected colorectal cancer (CRC) and advanced neoplasm by comparing double FITs to single FIT in the Jiashan mass CRC screening program in China, 2007–2009.

FITColonoscopyCRCAdvanced neoplasm
ParticipantTotal cost (/)PositiveParticipantTotal cost (/)NumberCost (/)/caseNumberCost (/)/case

FIT124,375195,000/30,6751,148 926 250,020/39,3303313,485/2,121103 4,321/680
FIT220,886146,202/22,999915 754 203,580/32,0252414,574/2,29372 4,858/764
Both20,842312,630/49,179301 250 67,500/10,6181821,118/3,32248 7,919/1,246
Either24,419341,510/53,7221,7621,430 386,100/60,7363918,657/2,935127 5,729/901
FIT2 only20,886146,202/22,999614504136,080/21,406 647,047/7,4012411,762/1,850

FIT1, the first FIT; FIT2, the second FIT; FIT2 only refers to those who completed FIT2 without the completion of FIT1.
The currency exchange rate was 1.000 USD = 6.357 CNY at the time when the screening program was done.