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Correction to Fletcher and Elmore, N Engl J Med 348(17):1672-1680 April 24, 2003.

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Mammographic Screening for Breast Cancer

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To the Editor: I was troubled by the lack of a cost–benefit analysis in the article by Fletcher and Elmore on the effectiveness of mammography for screening for breast cancer (April 24 issue).1 In fairness, their recommendations are more fiscally conservative than those of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Still, their omission of any discussion of relative costs and benefits gives the implicit message that cost does not matter.


William A. Hensel, M.D.
Moses Cone Health System
Greensboro, NC 27401
bill.hensel@mosescone.com

  1. Fletcher SW, Elmore JG. Mammographic screening for breast cancer. N Engl J Med 2003;348:1672-1680. [Free Full Text]
 
To the Editor: The article by Fletcher and Elmore on mammographic screening is potentially misleading because it lumps . . . [Full Text of this Article]



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