Norwegian council rejects routine breast cancer screening
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
Despite recent figures from the Norwegian cancer registry indicating that the number of breast cancer cases was still on the increase, the National Council for Prioritising in the Health Service (NCPHS) last week said that it saw no reason to prioritise routine mammography in the health budget. The council is not convinced that screening would be either cost effective or medically justifiable. "There are other ways to use this money that will be more effective in solving basic problems in the health service," said Magne Holme, director of the council.