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Several of those aren't treatments (colonoscopies, x-rays, ultrasounds don't actually aim to treat or change anything) and actually the whole statement could be
by Nursie 6y ago
Several of those aren't treatments (colonoscopies, x-rays, ultrasounds don't actually aim to treat or change anything) and actually the whole statement could be considered tautological -
Every treatment is aimed at an existing pathology, by definition, otherwise can we really call it a "treatment"? For what does it treat?
Circumcision is not really preventative of anything much, it's a cultural thing at this point.
- maxerickson 6y agoColonoscopies do create an opportunity for treatment, the removal of polyps. It's among the most effective anti-cancer interventions we have, so worth being clear that there is potential to benefit from treatment during a colonoscopy.
- Nursie 6y agoDidn't mean to imply they weren't useful :)
- mgamache 6y agoVaccines are not treatments ether if you want to be strict about the definition. You can't treat something you don't have, right? They are medical procedures that have a risk/benefit ratio.