How Reliable is Mammography Technology?

According to a study released in today's issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, computer-aided detection is less accurate at finding breast cancer tumors than previously thought. Conducted at the University of California (Davis), the study suggests that the system used to examine mammograms could be causing more false alarms that lead to unnecessary biopsies and additional testing. However, this doesn't mean that women should stop having mammograms.