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Early detection of cancer or any serious illness makes it easier to treat.
by C1sc0cat 8y ago
Early detection of cancer or any serious illness makes it easier to treat.
- chiefalchemist 8y agoYes. But I think the point of the OP is, patients might not be living any longer per se. What's "improving" is the earlier detection. For example, I'm going to die to age for. Detecting the cancer at 38 makes it look like I survived 2 yrs; detect it at 35 and it looks like I survived 5 years. But either way I'm still dead at 40.
- C1sc0cat 8y agoI think pretty much for the large majority of cancers early detection leads on average to both longer survival and better quality of life.
- pfdietz 8y agoThere are plenty of serious illnesses that are untreatable (beyond symptomatic/palliative treatment) regardless of when they're detected.