Transition from film to digital mammography: impact for breast cancer screening through the national breast and cervical cancer early detection program.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (NBCCEDP) provides mammograms and diagnostic services for low-income, uninsured women aged 40-64 years. Mammography facilities within the NBCCEDP gradually shifted from plain-film to digital mammography. The purpose of this study is to assess the impact of replacing film with digital mammography on health effects (deaths averted, life-years gained [LYG]); costs (for screening and diagnostics); and number of women reached.

Methods

NBCCEDP 2010 data and data representative of the program's target population were used in two established microsimulation models. Models simulated observed screening behavior including different screening intervals (annual, biennial, irregular) and starting ages (40, 50 yea

SUBMITTER: van Ravesteyn NT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4405659 | biostudies-literature | 2015 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature