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Breast Cancer Screening

Research in the area of breast cancer screening reported from University of Washington

Published in Women's Health Law Weekly, March 8th, 2009

According to recent research published in the American Journal of Roentgenology, "The shortage of radiologists in breast imaging may be related to heightened malpractice lawsuit concerns. Our objective was to examine radiologists' reported experiences and perceptions of future lawsuit risk and explore personal and professional factors that may be associated with elevated perceptions of risk."

"Radiologists who routinely interpret mammography examinations in diverse regions of the United States (Washington, Colorado, and New Hampshire) completed a mailed survey in 2002 and 2006, including questions on demographics, practice characteristics, and medicolegal...

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