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Women living in North America might want to get their mammogram test results double-checked.
According to new research, Canada and the U.S. have the biggest amount of false positives among developed countries, as far as mammogram testing is concerned. And British Columbia has the dubious distinction of claiming one of the highest false positive records worldwide.
The study suggests that just 4.6 per cent of Canadian women who learned that they had an abnormal mammogram really had cancer. And of the Canadian women who underwent a biopsy due to the results, only 27.7 per cent had the disease.
Whatâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]s the cause of the discrepancy? Dr. Cornelia Baines from the University of Toronto thinks that worries about malpractice suits might be impacting the testing. Thatâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]s because not detecting cancer is the key reason for malpractice action in the U.S.
Some other factors that could play a part the screenings include financial incentives and the varying ways different doctors might interpret the tests.
September 16, 2003
Getting Results
Women living in North America might want to get their mammogram test results double-checked.
According to new research, Canada and the U.S. have the biggest amount of false positives among developed countries, as far as mammogram testing is concerned. And British Columbia has the dubious distinction of claiming one of the highest false positive records worldwide.
The study suggests that just 4.6 per cent of Canadian women who learned that they had an abnormal mammogram really had cancer. And of the Canadian women who underwent a biopsy due to the results, only 27.7 per cent had the disease.
Whatâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]s the cause of the discrepancy? Dr. Cornelia Baines from the University of Toronto thinks that worries about malpractice suits might be impacting the testing. Thatâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]s because not detecting cancer is the key reason for malpractice action in the U.S.
Some other factors that could play a part the screenings include financial incentives and the varying ways different doctors might interpret the tests.
September 16, 2003