radiologist gave 17 women a positive prognosis expressing they were clear of cancer, now they have been
told of a risk of death from breast cancer. I feel shocked that this could happen. Imagine how these women must feel.
It seems the radiologist was the only one employed by the hospitals he worked for, so no second radiologist was there
to check him, or each other for that matter. All of his tests have been recalled and have been under examination. The
Government has been asked to help these women financially to be able to fight cancer, they once thought were clear of.
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Mistake in diagnosis
I would be so flabbergasted if this following story happened to me. Apparently a radiologist gave 17 women a positive prognosis expressing they were clear of cancer, now they have been
told of a risk of death from breast cancer. I feel shocked that this could happen. Imagine how these women must feel.
It seems the radiologist was the only one employed by the hospitals he worked for, so no second radiologist was there
to check him, or each other for that matter. All of his tests have been recalled and have been under examination. The
Government has been asked to help these women financially to be able to fight cancer, they once thought were clear of.
Good Luck Ladies!
radiologist gave 17 women a positive prognosis expressing they were clear of cancer, now they have been
told of a risk of death from breast cancer. I feel shocked that this could happen. Imagine how these women must feel.
It seems the radiologist was the only one employed by the hospitals he worked for, so no second radiologist was there
to check him, or each other for that matter. All of his tests have been recalled and have been under examination. The
Government has been asked to help these women financially to be able to fight cancer, they once thought were clear of.
Good Luck Ladies!
1. it would like to point to you that mammography has its own limitations particularly if practised by a single reader, Interpretations of mammograms can be difficult because a normal breast can appear differently for each woman. Also, the appearance of an image may be compromised if there is powder or salve on the breasts or if you have undergone breast surgery. Because some breast cancers are hard to visualize, a radiologist may want to compare the image to views from previous examinations. Not all cancers of the breast can be seen on mammography
check this link- http://sumerdoc.blogspot.com/2005/12/medical-litigation-issues-and.html
and this link on official site of RSNA
http://www.radiologyinfo.org/content/mammogram.htm
Posted at 4:55AM on Jan 26th 2006 by Sumer Sethi