Current estimate of costs of lung cancer screening in the United

Thoracic surgery clinics · May 2015

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Current estimate of costs of lung cancer screening in the United States.

The United States Preventive Services Task Force recently endorsed the use of low-dose computed tomography for lung cancer screening in high-risk patients because of the potential to reduce deaths. Before implementation on a national level, it will be important to ensure that a safe, high-quality, and accessible service can be adequately provided. It will also be important to make sure that screening is cost-effective. This article summarizes the published analyses of lung cancer screening cost, provides a contemporary estimation of the annual cost of screening in the United States, and identifies areas for improvement in the future.

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- David C Mauchley and John D Mitchell.
- Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Colorado School of Medicine, 12631 East 17th Avenue, C-310, Aurora, CO 80045, USA.
- Thorac Surg Clin. 2015 May 1;25(2):205-15.
AbstractThe United States Preventive Services Task Force recently endorsed the use of low-dose computed tomography for lung cancer screening in high-risk patients because of the potential to reduce deaths. Before implementation on a national level, it will be important to ensure that a safe, high-quality, and accessible service can be adequately provided. It will also be important to make sure that screening is cost-effective. This article summarizes the published analyses of lung cancer screening cost, provides a contemporary estimation of the annual cost of screening in the United States, and identifies areas for improvement in the future.Copyright © 2015 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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