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The cost of a mammogram is about $100 and the cost of a breast biopsy is about $1000. Thus 2000 women X 10 years X $100/mammorgram + 8%X2000 women X $1000/biopsy = $2,160,000 per life saved.
This might be the calculation they actually looked at.
Really? The cost you are quoting for the procedures sounds low for the U.S., but I'm no expert. (comment reworded for clarity)
Note: the following is a response to a misunderstanding of MichaelBishop's comment in its original form, and refers to the price US society is willing to pay to save a human life.
Not really - I've heard US$1e6 cited before as a cutoff.
I didn't mean the value of life was low as a cutoff for making a decision. I meant the cost of the procedures sounded lower than I would have expected them to be. I will clarify the original comment.
Noted (literally)!