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Re:Signs of cancer can appear long before diagnosis, study s... by DoofusOfDeath on Thursday February 06, 2020 @03:27PM (#22259950)
It's interesting that one argument against early detection (in certain situations) is that patients + medical community can't be trusted to act rationally with the information.
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Re:Signs of cancer can appear long before diagnosis, study s... by Gibbon1 on Thursday February 06, 2020 @03:34PM (#22260002)
What no one talks about is when you get an indeterminate result. For thyroid tumors that might be as high as 25-30%.
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Re:Signs of cancer can appear long before diagnosis, study s... by nradov on Thursday February 06, 2020 @04:14PM (#22260385)
The more important argument is that testing is expensive. As a society we only have limited resources to devote to healthcare.
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