article_snippet.sent: Apart from the financial cost of screening tests and treatment, false positives and overdiagnosis expose women to risks from additional medical procedures, not to mention psychological distress.
article_snippet.sent: We're hoping that the financial cost of this problem will help cast into greater relief the human cost,' said  Mandl. '
article_snippet.sent: The two messages together are powerful.
article_snippet.sent: The fact that this is not only a problem, but a very costly problem we hope will accelerate the attempts to try to fix the screening practices.'
article_snippet.sent: I strongly feel that every study that looks at the downsides of any screening test has to be balanced with the benefits.'
article_snippet.sent: U.S. U.S. spends much more on healthcare than any other country, but lags behind other economically advanced societies on life expectancy and certain other health indicators.
article_snippet.sent: That has prompted strong interest among insurers, employers and government officials in comparing the effectiveness of competing treatments, tests and medications.
article_snippet.sent: Cancer treatment may end up being one of the most closely followed issues in the broader debate over healthcare costs and benefits.
article_snippet.sent: A different study also published in Monday's Health Affairs found that cancer death rates were lower in countries that spent more on cancer care, and that countries that increased spending the most made more progress in reducing death rates.