Introduction: Breast Cancer

Breast cancer is the second leading malpractice-related condition with most lawsuits arising out of misdiagnosis and delayed treatment. One problem is that a mammogram may be negative, even for women with a breast lump, but a negative mammogram does not definitively rule out breast cancer. Further tests are necessary. Another problem is that women under 50 can get breast cancer, but many doctors will assume a diagnosis of breast fibrocystic disease because of their age.

Undiagnosed prevalence of Breast Cancer:

estimated 1 million

Undiagnosed prevalence rate:

approx 1 in 272 or 0.37% or 1 million people in USA

Introduction: Breast Cancer