Cost of Increasing Years‐of‐Life‐Gained (YLG) Using Fecal Immunochemical Testing as a Population‐Level Screening Model in a Rural Appalachian Population

Given the innovation of fecal immunochemical testing (FIT) to detect polyps in the rectum and colon for removal by colonoscopy, it is important to determine the cost per Life-Year Gained (LYG) when using FIT as a population-level screening model. This is particularly true for medically underserved rural populations. Accordingly, the purpose of this study was to make this determination among rural Appalachians experiencing isolation and economic...