Development of a Stochastic Simulation Model of the Cost-Effectiveness ofPromoting Breast Cancer Screening

摘要

During the third year of this project, the components of a model of breast cancerscreening were coded and verified, and validation begun. Supporting code for a graphical Basic User Interface was put in place. Groundwork was done in preparation for simulating multicohort populations, in collaboration with researchers from NCI. Draft parameter sets were derived for disease biology, screen test characteristics, survival, and costs, and those for disease biology and survival were then refined and finalized. The fourth year of the project will be devoted primarily to validation and sensitivity analyses, with additional effort on refinement of parameter sets and integration with the graphical user interface.