More access to health care may lead to unnecessary mammograms

(University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston) Researchers have concluded that providing better access to health care may lead to the overuse of mammograms for women who regularly see a primary care physician and who have a limited life expectancy.The cautionary note from researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston is that screening women in this category could subject them 'to greater risks of physical, emotional and economic suffering.'