According to a study in the July 24 edition of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, multiple mammogram reading improve detection rates, according to a study in The Netherlands. Lucien Duijm, M.D., Ph.D. and colleagues studied whether adding readings by two technicians to the standard exam by two radiologists would improve detection rates and accuracy.The breast cancer detection rate increased 6.8%, and only slightly increased the number of false positives.
An editorial in the same journal by Joann Elmore M.D. and James Brenner M.D. cautions on the taking these results and generalizing to other countries, as screening programs vary widely.
