A new study has found that though the breast cancer screening costs shot up between 2001-2009, the increase did not cause earlier detection of new breast cancer cases. While the number of screening mammograms performed among Medicare patients remained stable during the same time period, the study focused on the adoption of newer imaging technologies in the Medicare population, such as digital mammography. Brigid Killelea, M.D., assistant professor of surgery, and ...
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