I think it's important to have some conception of a personal "risk tolerance" when it comes to screenings. Personally, I've had false alarms and dealt with tha

I think it's important to have some conception of a personal "risk tolerance" when it comes to screenings. Personally, I've had false alarms and dealt with that stress, and I still find that screenings are worthwhile. Having seen family members/friends die of cancer, I don't find the additional and potentially unnecessary discomfort of screenings to be too much of a cost. At the same time, I'd never judge someone for feeling the opposite, particularly in cases like prostate cancer, wherein most people die "with it, not of it" as they say.