(U-M/M Health Lab) Jan 29, 2019 - Nearly one-third of younger women without a known cancer risk receive the screening before breast reduction surgery, a test that can do more harm than good. Each year, thousands of younger women with no known risk of breast cancer get mammograms before having breast reduction surgery. Patients receive the exam, often at the suggestion of their doctors, when the best recommendation says to avoid routine mammograms before elective breast surgery unless a specific concern exists.
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Howard S. Hochster, MD (Posted: January 31, 2019)
Good argument for tort reform. No surgeon wants to be in court for doing the wrong surgical procedure if an incidental breast cancer is found. Juries and plaintiffs don’t tend to accept guidelines in the face of actual damages to a person.
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