CHMP Senior Fellow Liz Seegert wrote this article for the Connecticut Health Investigative Team [C-HIT], a web-based news service dedicated to producing original, responsible, in-depth journalism on issues of health and safety, in Connecticut and the surrounding region. C-HIT’s team of award-winning journalists provide the public with informative stories about health, safety and medical issues.
Nancy Cappello wants all women to receive the same opportunities for breast cancer screening that women in Connecticut have had for years.
Cappello, who worked for passage of the state’s 2009 breast density notification law, has taken her cause nationally – advocating for similar legislation in every state and lobbying policymakers in Washington D.C.
Connecticut’s law — the first of its kind in the country — requires radiologists to inform women who undergo mammography if they are diagnosed with dense breast tissue, a condition known to obscure cancer detection. These “inform” reports must reference potential benefits of supplemental screening such as an MRI or ultrasound. So far, 11 states have followed Connecticut’s lead by passing similar laws.
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Janice Flahiff / October 18, 2013
Good law. But, to be honest, I am astonished that a law has to be passed to enforce what radiologists should ethically be doing on their own.
Guess I am just naive, thinking all professionals will just do the right thing without a law.
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