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At least in the US, that's not how the healthcare system works. Some blame CYA. Some blame the fact that the system only makes money per procedure. The GP is
by rawgabbit 3y ago
At least in the US, that's not how the healthcare system works. Some blame CYA. Some blame the fact that the system only makes money per procedure. The GP is saying in the US, patients often get procedures that are not worth the risk.
- ch4s3 3y agoNo, I'm saying that anywhere in the world you might get an unnecessary procedure. It is impossible to know in many cases if small tumors will become malignant, so judgement calls must be made. Finding more of them inevitably leads to more unnecessary procedures across a population. This is well established in European and American public health literature. This is why screening guidelines exist.