Re:Unnecessary medical care is harming patients physically a...
by ryanianian on Friday March 02, 2018 @11:50AM
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The rate of false-positives is almost always non-zero. So having an MRI scan may show a problem that doesn't actually exist.
I think I remember seeing something about not doing mammogram and/or prostate screenings too often, lest they find a false-positive and do a whole bunch of followup tests and procedures that in turn keep widening the risk for complications.
I think I remember seeing something about not doing mammogram and/or prostate screenings too often, lest they find a false-positive and do a whole bunch of followup tests and procedures that in turn keep widening the risk for complications.