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There is a really weird connotation with this: if when malignancy is found and then actions are taken and when it's found earlier actions are taken earlier but

There is a really weird connotation with this: if when malignancy is found and then actions are taken and when it's found earlier actions are taken earlier but they still don't survive means that when you treat a cancer early is the same as treating it late. But that is contrary to all studies ever done. So either there is some mistake or stage I with stage 3 cancer have the same survival. Look like someone fucked up some math imo.

michael1999 3y ago
It could also mean there are other negative forces balancing out the positive forces. Negative outcomes for broad screening include. - Early testing means more visits to the hospitals/clinics. Those are famously dangerous places to get sick. - False positives mean unneeded treatment. That can shorten your life. - Finding things earlier also means earlier treatment. That can kill you. Every trip to a hospital means a non-zero risk of catching MRSA and other nasties. - Some things would be handled by the immune system anyway. The treatment might provide no benefit over an ignorant outcome. I also find it easy to believe that among all the oncologists and hospitals, some of them might be at best neutral, or even net-negative in mortality and morbidity. This is about the whole population, not just leading units at famous hospitals. There are doctors out there with the ethics of a bent mechanic.