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Re:Unnecessary medical care is harming patients physically a... by astura on Friday March 02, 2018 @11:34AM (#16502978)
It's not "overreacting."

If you do a scan in someone asymptomatic and see a tumor it's oftentimes completely impossible to know if it's a "turtle" or a "bird." They can look exactly the same and we don't have a crystal ball.

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Re:Unnecessary medical care is harming patients physically a... by paulsutter on Friday March 02, 2018 @11:45AM (#16503114)
Just wait and see how it develops. My doctor agrees, you could check with yours.

By your argument, if there's no need to scan, there's no need to treat it right away either. Of course, if you are the sort of person who is prone to panic, you probably don't want to get a scan

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