title: Early diagnosis of breast changes. Risk management and quality of care approach.
abstract: Breast cancer is the leading cancer diagnosis among women. Systematic use of mammography and other screening modalities can reduce mortality. The gap between potential benefit and clinical reality appears to be widening, however, as suggested by the fact that failure to diagnose is now the number one cause of malpractice lawsuits against physicians.
authors.affiliation: Diagnostic Clinics, Palm Harbor.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Harris
authors.forename: E E
authors.initials: EE
authors.lastname: Bartlett
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rehmar
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Holman
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Derhagopian
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Eytel
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kallos
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mitchell
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Weible
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Young
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Machnowski
mesh_terms: D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000517:prevention & control; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008318:Malpractice; D008327:Mammography; D008875:Middle Aged; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D010808:Physical Examination; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D012308:Risk Management; D014481:United States