Estimates on CRC treatment costs (annualized) regarding the initial phase of care stratified by early stages (UICC I and II) and late stages (UICC III and IV) using information on cost ratios of late stages relative to early stages as reported from the literature (the formula to derive these estima

1This study provided estimates on costs by stage for a present scenario, which are based on a data linkage study (ratio 1.66), as well as for a near-future scenario, which are based on expert opinion (ratio 2.33).