Dear AuntMinnie Member,
Screening mammography has become a major public health success story, with many researchers crediting the technology with helping to reduce the incidence of breast cancer in countries with active screening programs.
A new study featured in our Women's Imaging Digital Community this week tracks the rapid growth of mammography in the U.S. Medicare population, highlighting the sharp rise in screening rates from 1996 through 2005.
But there are some clouds on the horizon. The number of mammography facilities and breast radiologists are falling, and screening compliance rates are still lower than they should be. Read all about the study by clicking here, or visit our Women's Imaging Digital Community at women.auntminnie.com.
YourMisdiagnosis.com
As if radiologists didn't have enough to worry about, a new Web site has launched that asks patients to submit their stories of radiology errors. The site, YourMisdiagnosis.com, says its goal is to raise awareness of the incidence of missed diagnoses in healthcare.
But many radiologists may feel a bit defensive about the tone of the site, which features at least one patient story about how a general radiologist missed a diagnosis of their disease. Learn more about the site, and find out who's behind it, by clicking here.
