Recent Findings The differing recommendations for screening reflect differences in value judgements between the benefits (decreased cancer-related death and morbidity) and the harms (potential for overdiagnosis, false positives, false negatives, anxiety, and cost of care) of breast cancer screening. ...
benefits (decreased cancer-related death and morbidity) and the harms (potential for overdiagnosis, false positives, false negatives, anxiety, and cost of care) of breast cancer screening.SummaryThere are multiple organizations with recommendations for breast cancer screening in women at average risk. ...
The 10-year cumulative probability of a false-positive mammogram leading to a biopsy recommendation within the same cohort was 7.0% with annual and 4.8% with biennial screening. Thus, screening every 2 years rather than every year reduced the cumulative incidence of at least 1 false-positive ...
Second, there were concerns about potential biases in the US OECD data because the data were limited to a subset of states and were based on the Healthcare Utilization and Cost Project, which excludes deaths occurring outside the hospital. Consequently, we performed direct comparisons of 30-day ...
Age-adjusted mean and median total healthcare costs (2018 CAD) and incremental cost differences were calculated by screening outcome and compared by recommendation using regression models. Healthcare costs were compared overall and 1 year after a false positive (n = 46,081) s...
Age-adjusted mean and median total healthcare costs (2018 CAD) and incremental cost differences were calculated by screening outcome and compared by recommendation using regression models. Healthcare costs were compared overall and 1 year after a false positive (n = 46,081) screening mammogram and...