This seems to be a misdirect. > After analyzing 17 clinical trials involving 230,000 people and comparing adults from the general public who got checked to oth

This seems to be a misdirect. > After analyzing 17 clinical trials involving 230,000 people and comparing adults from the general public who got checked to others who did not, they found that general checkups had “little or no effect” on total mortality or cancer, cardiovascular, heart disease and stroke mortality. So general checkups have a little or no effect on total mortality, but the studies themselves don't say anything about additional risks, they are more of an "opinion". And to add to it, “little or no effect” on total mortality or cancer, cardiovascular, heart disease and stroke mortality could mean a lot of things. Does it mean people die anyway, but get to live longer? Did the studies take into account effects of regular testing from a young age? The listed diseases are also closely related to hereditary problems, but is the finding the same for other health issues that may not have a genetic component to them?