3.3. Country A has developed a new technology that could detect pre-cancerous cells in the sputum. This technology can facilitate early detection of lung cancer, reduce the fraction of lung cancer patients that die due to lung cancer from 85% to 20%. The test cost will be Rs. 1000. Assume that on average, 18 years of life are lost when a person dies of lung cancer. There are 20 million citizens in the country (A), 2 million of citizens are over age 40. There are 400,000 new cases of lung cancer in the Country (A) each year. 3.3.1. Calculate the annual cost involved in screening all adults over age 40 with this new test 3.3.2. Calculate the incidence of lung cancer in country A (15 Marks) (20 Marks) 3.3.3. Calculate the mortality rate of lung cancer without using the new test. Compare this
