Radiology, Vol 179, 107-110, Copyright © 1991 by Radiological Society of North America
Corporate-sponsored breast cancer screening at the work site: results of a statewide program
HB Kessler, BK Rimer, PJ Devine, RA Gatenby and PF Engstrom
Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia.
Mobile screening mammography was offered to 3,627 employees of a large
corporation in Pennsylvania and Delaware. The examination was available to
women employees or employee spouses aged 35 years and older. Women were
charged $30 for a standard two-view examination. They also received health
education materials on mammography and breast self- examination. The
remaining costs of the program were underwritten by the corporation. During
this program, 3,627 mammographic studies were performed; 63 biopsies were
recommended. Fifty-seven biopsies were performed, and nine cancers were
diagnosed. Costs of this program are presented in detail. The authors
conclude that mobile screening programs at the work site provide an
inexpensive, convenient alternative to more traditional screening programs.
The inherent advantages of this program are the low cost, the relative ease
with which the examination can be performed, and the positive role that
corporate medical personnel assume in encouraging individual and group
participation.
