Cancer Screening Costs Over $43 Billion a Year in the U.S., Study Estimates

MedPage Today August 5, 2024
Mike Bassett

— Colorectal cancer screening accounted for 64% of the total amount

The cost of initial cancer screening in the U.S. was estimated to be over $43 billion in 2021, which was less than the reported annual cost of cancer treatment in the first year after diagnosis, according to a modeling study.

Using national healthcare survey and cost resources data, the total healthcare system costs for initial breast, cervical, colorectal, lung, and prostate cancer screening were estimated at $43.2 billion in 2021, reported Michael T. Halpern, MD, PhD, of the National Cancer Institute, and colleagues.

Of note, colorectal cancer screening accounted for 63.6% of the total amount, at $27.5 billion, with screening colonoscopy representing about 55% of the total, they noted...

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