Relevance of Health Economics in the Early Detection of Breast Cancer in Germany - the View of the Professional Association of Practicing Gynecologic Oncologists e.V. (BNGO) | Zendy

Christoph Uleer | Zendy; Joachim Wagner | Zendy; Christina Moisidis-Tesch | Zendy

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Relevance of Health Economics in the Early Detection of Breast Cancer in Germany - the View of the Professional Association of Practicing Gynecologic Oncologists e.V. (BNGO)

Author(s) -

Christoph Uleer,

Joachim Wagner,

Christina Moisidis-Tesch

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

breast care

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.767

H-Index - 30

eISSN - 1661-3805

pISSN - 1661-3791

DOI - 10.1159/000348358

Subject(s) - medicine , relevance (law) , breast cancer , association (psychology) , gynecology , family medicine , oncology , gerontology , cancer , psychotherapist , psychology , political science , law

The introduction of the Mammography Screening Program (MSP) in 2005 has changed the early detection of breast cancer in Germany significantly. We analyzed the frequency and ensuing health care costs of mammograms performed for the early detection of breast cancer before and after the introduction of the MSP. Furthermore, we analyzed the influence of the MSP on the demographics of physicians (gynecologists versus radiologists) performing mammograms in Germany. Whereas the number of 'curative' mammograms has decreased since the introduction of the MSP, 2 million 'curative' mammograms per year are still being performed in addition to the 4.6 million mammograms performed annually in the MSP at an additional health care cost of approximately €100 million per year. Only 12% of screening and 'curative' mammograms are being performed and evaluated by gynecologists.

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