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Personal anecdote: The wife of someone I know got a full body scan in Germany (because they were outlawed in the Netherlands, don't know if they still are). Cle
by jsiepkes 3y ago
Personal anecdote: The wife of someone I know got a full body scan in Germany (because they were outlawed in the Netherlands, don't know if they still are). Clean bill of health. About 4 months later she was in the hospital with cancer.
- yieldcrv 3y agoDamn, one of the worst parts about cancers is that there isn’t information on how fast they grow unimpeded, so that messes up knowing what interval would be best Its like a fetus growing in the wrong part of your body, several weeks go by and you’ll have an organ problem
- prepend 3y agoI think since the scan practitioners know their customers are all “tourists” and they aren’t regulated for accuracy (they aren’t part of guidelines and medical review) not cost effectiveness (insurance won’t pay) I wonder how seriously the interpretations are. If if you’re a great radiologist, if 999/1000 scans are just of healthy rich people you might not stay vigilant.
- refurb 3y agoA full body scan isn’t going to capture 100% of cancers. Especially things like blood cancers where there is no tumor.
- antoniuschan99 3y agoI read the full body scans are not entirely accurate compared to specific/localized scans. But definitely helpful, for example I read x-rays don’t pick up lung cancer until much later. Whereas mri’s will pick it up? CT and the PET scans are the most accurate cuz the liquid will light up but itself has a prevalence of causing cancer, higher chance the younger the individual is. Also this xkcd is great at illustrating radiation doses https://xkcd.com/radiation/ https://xkcd.com/radiation/