APRIL 13, 2015 There’s no question mammograms can save lives by detecting breast cancer early. But they can also result in unnecessary testing and treatment that can be alarming and costly. In fact, each year the U.S. spends $4 billion on follow-up tests and treatments that result from inaccurate mammograms, scientists report in the current […]
Roxanne Nelson April 08, 2015 About $4 billion is spent ever year in the United States because of false-positive mammography results and breast cancer overdiagnosis, according to a new study. In an analysis that involved more than 700,000 women 40 to 59 years of age, the authors found that average expenditures ranged from $852 for every false-positive mammogram […]
Modern mammography screening and breast cancer mortality: population study. Weedon-Fekjær H1, Romundstad PR2, Vatten LJ3. BMJ. 2014 Jun 17;348:g3701. doi: 10.1136/bmj.g3701. PubMed Reference Journal Reference Abstract OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effectiveness of contemporary mammography screening using individual information about screening history and breast cancer mortality from public screening programmes. DESIGN: Prospective cohort study of Norwegian […]
Nikola Biller-Andorno, M.D., Ph.D., and Peter Jüni, M.D. April 16, 2014DOI: 10.1056/NEJMp1401875 Journal Reference In January 2013, the Swiss Medical Board, an independent health technology assessment initiative under the auspices of the Conference of Health Ministers of the Swiss Cantons, the Swiss Medical Association, and the Swiss Academy of Medical Sciences, was mandated to prepare […]
Published: Feb 11, 2014 | Updated: Feb 13, 2014 By Charles Bankhead, Staff Writer, MedPage Today Full Story Action Points Annual mammography failed to reduce breast cancer mortality in women, ages 40 to 59, compared with physical examination or routine care, based on 25-year follow-up data from a Canadian screening program. Point out that the […]
Roxanne Nelson February 11, 2014 The value of screening mammograms for detecting breast cancer and reducing mortality has been fiercely debated. Studies have come to conflicting conclusions, and a new study showing that mammography has no effect on breast cancer deaths will undoubtedly fan the fires once again. The Canadian researchers conclude that annual screening […]
Psychological after-effects of false-positive mammograms persisted for at least 3 years after women received the erroneous findings, investigators reported.