“Lung Cancer Expert Not Buying ASCO Report on Screenings’ Cost,“ City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Network

New screening guidelines for lung cancer could save thousands of lives—but it won’t come cheap, according to a mathematical model devised to estimate Medicare costs for screening seniors who fit the criteria. The findings add fuel to ongoing debate over lung cancer screening, two weeks after an advisory panel for the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services recommended against coverage for the screening. City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center's Dan Raz, MD, co-director of the Lung Cance...
Source: National Comprehensive Cancer Network - Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news