Millions In Federal Health-Care Dollars Could Be Saved By CRC Screening Before Medicare Eligibility Age

A screening program for colon cancer in patients starting ten years prior to Medicare eligibility, at age 55 instead of Medicare’s 65, would save at least two dollars for every dollar spent, according to a new study presented at the American College of Gastroenterology’s 73rd Annual Scientific Meeting in Orlando. As people get older, their risk of developing polyps and colorectal cancer increases.

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Filed under: Colorectal Cancer on October 13th, 2008