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The Value of Cancer Screening & Prevention

Published on: January 15, 2025.


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1. Katrina A.B. Goddard et al., "Estimation of Cancer Deaths Averted From Prevention, Screening, and Treatment Efforts, 1975-2020," JAMA Oncology, 2024

2. Rebecca L. Siegel et al., "Cancer Statistics: 2024," CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians, 2024

3. November McGarvey et al., "Increased healthcare costs by later stage cancer diagnosis," BMC Health Services Research, 2022

According to a new study by the National Institutes of Health, improvements in cancer prevention and screening have averted nearly 5 million deaths from five types of cancer. While smoking cessation interventions have played a significant role in helping avert lung cancer deaths, screening rates for lung cancer are low.

 


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