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Screening Mammography: Federal Quality Standards Are Needed

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Report Type Reports and Testimonies
Report Date June 5, 1992
Report No. T-HRD-92-39
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Summary:

In a January 1990 report (GAO/HRD-90-32), GAO raised concerns that women may not be receiving safe and accurate mammograms because of a lack of quality assurance programs among mammogram providers. Although mammograms can detect breast cancer at an early stage, they are harder to read than many other kinds of X-rays. Failure to produce the best possible image or to interpret it correctly could mean the difference between life and death for a patient. At present, only nine states have laws setting forth quality control standards for mammography services. GAO testified that Congress should consider setting federal standards that would protect all women receiving mammography screening.

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