Women may be undergoing unnecessary diagnostic imaging and breast biopsies because radiologists are worried about medical malpractice suits

“The recommendation rates for additional testing after a screening mammogram are much higher in the United States than in other countries. However, Dr. Elmore said previous studies have shown that a higher recall rate does not necessarily result in higher cancer detection rates.”

No surprise given the risk of reading mammograms. (via Common Good)

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