"The Death of Mammography: How Our Best Defense against Breast Cancer Is Being Driven to Extinction", Available now!
Co-authored with physician colleague, Alberto Righi, M.D., the book is about breast cancer and mammography and that if we continue on our current course, very shortly mammography will no longer be available widely, or at all, for the diagnosis of breast cancer.
The Death of Mammography is an Award-Winning Finalist in the Women's Issues category of the Best Books 2006 National Book Awards
Has mammography helped you or a loved one find a breast cancer at its earliest and most treatable stage?
Soon, many women may not have the opportunity for mammography to find their cancer. Mammography, our best defense against breast cancer, is being driven to extinction by:
Which, in turn, leads to: Read more...
A survey of radiologists published in Radiology last year produced a shocking statistic: half of the doctors responding said they had been a defendant in a medical malpractice lawsuit.
Does this mean that half of our nation's radiologists are negligent? Not likely. Instead, the survey has a deeper meaning -- that the U.S. legal system is out of control and threatens to strangle sectors of healthcare that are critical to maintaining the welfare of our population. Read more...
Breast cancer has the highest incidence and mortality rates worldwide, and it is the second leading cause of cancer deaths for women in the U.S. While mammography is far from perfect, it remains the best screening tool available for the early diagnosis of breast cancer. Read more...
Doctors Advocate was founded in August of 2005 to address the challenge of the medical malpracticeand healthcare delivery crises in Pennsylvania and across the country.