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Influence of Patient Preferences on the Cost-Effectiveness of Screening for Lynch Syndrome
1 May 2012
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PURPOSE: Patients and relatives have varying preferences for genetic testing and interventions related to hereditary cancer syndromes. We examined how the impact of these services on quality of life (QoL) affects the cost-effectiveness of screening for Lynch syndrome among probands newly diagnosed with colorectal cancer and their relatives. METHODS: We constructed a state-transition model comparing screening...
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