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Cost-Effectiveness of Detecting Breast Cancer in Lower Socioeconomic Status African American and Hispanic Women through Mobile Mammography Services

Maurice E. Schweitzer

University of Miami

Michael T. French

University of Miami

Steven G. Ullmann

University of Miami

Clyde B. McCoy

University of Miami

Lower socioeconomic status African American and Hispanic women suffer from later-stage detection of breast cancer and higher mortality rates than other American women. Low-cost mobile mammography offers one approach to mitigate this problem. This article identifies the economic costs and cost-effectiveness of operating a mobile mammography program targeting indigent populations. Costs are derived from a current mobile mammography service for a range of operating volume conditions and are applied to different detection rates to determine the cost-effectiveness of programs designed to reach different age, racial, and ethnic segments of indigent populations. Results from this work have broad policy implications and form a foundation for future economic and policy analysis in this area.

Medical Care Research and Review, Vol. 55, No. 1, 99-115 (1998)
DOI: 10.1177/107755879805500106
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