Bottom Line: A cost-effectiveness study used a hypothetical group of women in the United Kingdom to compare risk-based breast cancer screening programs with a standard age-based screening program and no screening. Analysis was done from the perspective of the National Health Service.
Authors: Nora Pashayan, M.D., Ph.D., of University College London, England, and coauthors
Related Material: A podcast and editorial, "Implementation Challenges for Risk-Stratified Screening in the Era of Precision Medicine," by Megan C. Roberts, Ph.D., of the National Cancer Institute, Rockville, Maryland, also are available on the For The Media website.
To Learn More: The full study is available on the For The Media website.
(doi:10.1001/jamaoncol.2018.1901)
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