Tag: 2D imaging

False-positive mammograms discourage women from breast cancer screening, study finds. Why it happens — and what to do.

sarah JonasFeature Expert

Every year, millions of women get mammograms to screen for breast cancer. About 10% of them are called back for further testing. And 7% to 12% of those women receive a false-positive result, meaning that the mammogram detects something that looks like cancer, but turns out not to be.