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Re:Wealthy People Are Getting Full-Body Scans. Early Detecti... by fortran77 on Friday August 25, 2023 @08:39PM (#37268788)
Untrue wrt prostate cancer. Since the average date it’s detected is 70 and 2/3rds of the population is obese, then of course most people will die of something else. If you are non-obese and in good shape, then get aggressive treatment.
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Re:Wealthy People Are Getting Full-Body Scans. Early Detecti... by BeetleB on Friday August 25, 2023 @08:55PM (#37268893)
That aggressive treatment may leave you incontinent before you turn 50, and likely would not have killed you if untreated.
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Re:Wealthy People Are Getting Full-Body Scans. Early Detecti... by fortran77 on Friday August 25, 2023 @09:16PM (#37269010)
“Likely” to not have killed you only if you’re part of the obese and overweight majority. For right-sized people, it’s likely to kill you.
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Re:Wealthy People Are Getting Full-Body Scans. Early Detecti... by BeetleB on Friday August 25, 2023 @09:43PM (#37269159)
Citation?
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