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Breast Cancer
Studies conducted at Lahey Clinic Medical Center on breast cancer recently published
September 11th, 2008
According to recent research published in the Breast Journal, "Although Mammography Quality Standards Act requires tracking true positives, tracking false negatives is not required. We describe a peer review process implemented at Lahey Clinic to identify false-negative mammograms." "We defined a false-negative mammogram as one which was read as negative within 12 months of a cancer diagnosis, and in which two of three radiologists correctly identified the site of cancer. Reviewing radiologists were blinded to each other and to computer-aided design (CAD), but were aware that somewhere in the mammogram was cancer. 25/64, 983, or 0.038% were classified as misses....
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2008-09-11)
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