Doctors Frequently Miss Cancer in Mammograms

Doctors reading mammograms miss an average of 2 in every 10 cases of breast cancer, even for women with lumps and other symptoms, researchers reported. In a stark reminder of the limitation of the common diagnostic test, the researchers found wide variation in radiologists’ ability to detect cancer in breast X-rays, with some missing as many as 7 out of 10 cases. In other words, the test’s ability to detect cancer is strongly dependent on who is reading it.
Monterey County Herald