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The death of Mammography?
A new book, The Death of Mammography (Jackson and Righi, Caveat Press) has emerged in the US. A number of reviews have praised its readability and content. The key thrust is that, whilst mammography remains the best available diagnostic method for determining breast cancer, too much litigation, over-promotion and high insurance premiums are all working against it. Errors in readings and consequent medical litigation are ever increasing in the USA. As a result, insurance premiums have jumped. The authors fear such concerns will arrive in Europe shortly. (Ed: The European Breast Cancer Symposium 2004 concluded that mammography was accurate in only 59 per cent of cases where women had dense breast tissue. Thermography – although usually at a cost to the individual of about £100 – is almost 100 per cent accurate).