Study: More-Sensitive Breast-Cancer Screening Technologies May Not Lead To Changes In Early Detection Rates. Modern Healthcare Share to FacebookShare to Twitter (7/17, Rice, Subscription Publication) reports that research published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute indicates that “despite a nearly $300 million increase in Medicare spending linked to a sharp rise in the use of newer, more-sensitive breast-cancer screening technologies, no changes were seen in early detection rates.” Investigators “followed two cohorts of women for two-year periods, including 137,150 women between 2001 and 2002, and 133,097 women between 2008 and 2009.” The data indicated that “the number of women screened using digital imaging jumped from 2% in the 2001-2002 timeframe to 29.8% in the 2008-2009 timeframe, and the use of computer-aided detection rose from 3.2% to 33.1% over those two time periods.” But, their use was not associated with any changes in rates of cancer detection. Diagnostic Imaging Share to FacebookShare to Twitter (7/17) reports that “an accompanying editorial reviewed the findings and the issue of rising screening costs versus breast cancer detection rates.” The authors wrote, “Using breast imaging registries or organized screening programs will be particularly important for comparing the effectiveness of new technologies, such as tomosynthesis to digital mammography in community practice.”
Posted on: Thu, 17 Jul 2014 14:09:41 +0000
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