Mammography Screening Is Saving Thousands of Lives, but Will It Survive Medical Malpractice?

There are some very important points made by Dr. Kopans here, especially near the end of  the article in which he discusses  the vagaires of human perception, standard of care, and expert witnesses..
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Screening mammograms are saving lives, but the number of radiologists who are willing to read mammograms is decreasing because of their fear of being sued.

There have been recent efforts to highlight the cost of medical malpractice and to try to find ways to reduce these costs (1). However, it is not just the cost of malpractice insurance that is a problem. What I believe is being overlooked is the unjustified psychologic damage that is being inflicted on some physicians, as well as the failure of the legal system to recognize science, with particular emphasis on the detection of breast cancers with mammography. Screening mammograms are saving lives, but the number of radiologists who are willing to read mammograms is decreasing because of their fear of being sued.