Breast Cancer Screening Costs High And May Not Predict Better Results

[News]

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...

More... (http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/254701.php)

[NanaJoni]

Two points on this:
1. In the title, it would seem the key word is "may" - no real proof yet. But the article presumes the value is not there for this expensive screening and the newer technologies.
2. Saving lives with screening may not seem "cost effective" UNLESS yours is one of the lives saved.