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February 2, 2007
Breast Cancer Error Costs One Woman's Life
In a sad story out of Britain, 19 women were mistakenly told they did not have breast cancer and one of them has died as a result. The others have been told their chances of survival will suffer because of the delay in diagnosis.
Consultant radiologist Amjad Husien's blunders sparked a massive review of almost 2,500 mammograms by bosses at the Trafford General Hospital and North Manchester General Hospital, both in Greater Manchester.
Woman dies after cancer blunder
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February 2, 2007
Fewer American Women Getting Mammograms
Fewer American women are getting mammograms, according to health officials, but nobody is sure why. There are several theories, from the idea that women have grown complacent to a shortage of screening centers to lack of health insurance.
The decline of less than 2 percentage points may seem small, but it could be terribly significant, Lichtenfeld said. But if you consider that about 80 million U.S. women should be getting a mammogram every year, it means more than 1 million fewer women are getting the screening test, he said.
Fewer women in U.S. are getting mammograms
Tags: breast cancer, cancer news, mammogram, health
