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There's no contradiction. Ignoring symptoms is foolish. Yearly checkups may do more harm than good. Both of these things can be true.

• armitron 4y ago
  A lot of cancers have no symptoms at the beginning, but they can be flagged in blood tests performed as part of general health checkups.
  • kevinmchugh 4y ago
    I think the optimal move might be regular (possibly more than annual) blood work and only talking to a doctor when there's symptoms.
    • soco 4y ago
      And if the results look dramatic, get a second or third opinion (and check) before doing anything.
  • remexre 4y ago
    Do annual checkups involve blood tests where you are? I've only had blood taken as part of one once, and that was in direct response to a new diagnosis of a health condition in a grandparent.
    • adastra22 4y ago
      Mine do, yes. Kaiser in Northern California region.
    • armitron 4y ago
      Of course, blood and urine. I do them every six months, even though my insurance only covers once a year, I'm happy to pay out of pocket for the second.