Aggregate cost of mammography screening in the United States: comparison of current practice and advocated guidelines.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Controversy exists over how often and at what age mammography screening should be implemented. Given that evidence supports less frequent screening, the cost differences among advocated screening policies should be better understood.

Objective

To estimate the aggregate cost of mammography screening in the United States in 2010 and compare the costs of policy recommendations by professional organizations.

Design

A model was developed to estimate the cost of mammography screening in 2010 and 3 screening strategies: annual (ages 40 to 84 years), biennial (ages 50 to 69 years), and U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) guidelines (biennial for those aged 50 to 74 years and personalized based on risk for those younger than 50 years and based on comorbid c

SUBMITTER: O'Donoghue C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4142190 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature