title: Cost-benefit impact on cancer screening.
abstract: Prevention and early detection of cancer programs can double the survival rate in the next 5 years. For many programs it will cost more dollars than savings realized. Only through education can government, insurance carriers, and individuals realize that the value of these far exceeds cost when compared to cost of so many lifestyle things of temporary value.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Oral Roberts School of Medicine, Tulsa, Oklahoma.
authors.forename: L J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Humphrey
mesh_terms: D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D006266:Health Education; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000191:economics*; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000191:economics / Q000401:mortality / Q000517:prevention & control*