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Table 2 Characters of the evaluated strategies

From: A cost-effectiveness analysis of lung cancer screening with low-dose computed tomography and a polygenic risk score

Strategy

Eligible criteria

Screening tool

Start age

#0 Non-screening

-

-

50;55;60;65;70

#1 LDCT

Smoking > 30 pack-years

LDCT

50;55;60;65;70

#2 PRS& LDCT

Top 5% based on PRS and smoking > 30 pack-years

LDCT

50;55;60;65;70

  1. Abbreviations: LDCT Low-dose computed tomography, PRS Polygenic risk score
  2. Pack-years, 1 pack-year equivalent to 20 cigarettes per day for 1 year