A study, published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings, demonstrates that Cologuard (mt-sDNA) is the most cost-effective colorectal cancer screening option in the Alaska Native population, as compared to colonoscopy and the fecal immunochemical test, for a wide range of adherence scenarios.
How’s this for a paradox: The better cancer centers become at keeping patients alive, the more expensive cancer care becomes. This brutal tradeoff hits harder in rural areas, where the cancer burden is higher and the investigator and clinical trial representation is lower.
