Health
Cost-effectiveness analysis of breast cancer screening using mammography in Singapore: A modelling study – MD Linx
MDLinx original journal summary on Breast Cancer, Oncology from Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention
Researchers assessed cost-effectiveness of Singapore’s national mammography screening program, executed in 2002, suggesting annual screening between ages 40-49 and biennial screening between ages 50-69, and alternative screening scenarios taking into consideration essential country-specific factors. A total of 302 screening scenarios for 10 million females born between 1910-1969 were simulated. At noted attendance levels, Singapore’s current screening program needed 54,158 mammograms per 100,000…
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