Survey

Americans Doubt Accuracy of Cancer Diagnoses

Published in Cancer Weekly, October 7th, 1996

Results of a nationwide poll reveal that Americans are skeptical about cancer diagnoses and believe that, on average, nearly one-third (29 percent) of all cancers in the United States in 1995 were diagnosed incorrectly.

The respondents' concerns may be valid: Statistics show that, on average as many as 20 percent of all cancers in the U.S. defy classification by standard methods, resulting in incorrect or ineffective treatment, unnecessary complications, and increased cost.

The survey, commissioned by Impath, New York, New York, questioned 1,007 Americans 18 and over about issues and concerns related to the diagnosis and treatment of cancer in...

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