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Mammography Services: Initial Impact of New Federal Law Has Been Positive

HEHS-96-17 Published: Oct 27, 1995. Publicly Released: Oct 27, 1995.
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Pursuant to a legislative requirement, GAO examined whether the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) implementation of the Mammography Quality Standards Act has had any effect on the: (1) quality of mammography services; and (2) access to such services.

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Breast cancerCancer researchDisease detection or diagnosisHealth services administrationInspectionQuality assuranceWomenX-ray radiation monitoringMammographyQuality standards