Tuesday 8 January 2013

Breast Cancer Screening Costs High And May Not Predict Better Results

Medicare is putting out about as much money for screening breast cancer as it does treating it, claims a new study in JAMA Internal Medicine. Screening expenses for breast cancer in the Medicare program reached over $1 billion per year in the fee-for-service program during 2006 to 2007 with significant variations by regions due to new and more costly technologies. It has not yet been established that these expensive technologies can create improved breast cancer outcomes... via Health News from Medical News Today Read More Here..

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