Re:U.S. plans trial of early detection blood tests for multi...
by inglor_cz on Thursday June 23, 2022 @02:29AM
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Not the OP, but to use an analogy, we are obviously misusing antibiotics "just in case".
Between "no cancer" and "definitely cancer", there will be a gray field of "maybe cancers" and doctors will feel the psychological push to "do something" about them. Overmedication can kill as well, and it can definitely injure. There is a reason why doctors are reminded of the ancient "First, do not harm" maxim during their training - it is still valid.
I am not yet convinced that this is going to be a problem, but I don't want to ignore this scenario either.
Between "no cancer" and "definitely cancer", there will be a gray field of "maybe cancers" and doctors will feel the psychological push to "do something" about them. Overmedication can kill as well, and it can definitely injure. There is a reason why doctors are reminded of the ancient "First, do not harm" maxim during their training - it is still valid.
I am not yet convinced that this is going to be a problem, but I don't want to ignore this scenario either.