Cancer Type Screening Method Gender Median age at diagnosis (years) Sensitivity (Confidence Interval) Mean Sojourn Time (range, years) References
Lung Chest X-Ray M/F 70 0.89 (0.72, 0.98) 1.38–3.86 [7,8]
Colorectal Colonoscopy
FOBTa
M/F 68 0.75 (0.45, 0.97)
0.75 (0.65, 0.84)
2.2–3.9 [7,9-11]
Breast Mammogram F 61 0.74 (0.43, 0.97) 1.9–3.1 [7,12,13]
Prostate PSAb
DREc
M 66 0.21 (-, -)
0.56 (0.53, 0.59)
11.3–12.6 [7,14,15]
aFecal occult blood test
bProstate specific antigen
cDigital rectal exam
Table 1: Screening sensitivities, mean sojourn time, and age at diagnosis for four cancers.