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Why isn’t it screened like breast cancer?

• pintxo 3y ago
  For the very same reason, breast cancer screening is under discussion. We treat false-positives and low-risk patients that actually don't need treatment. As any treatment, at scale, invariably results in (averse) side-effects, that's a problem. And the easiest way to get rid of false-positives is to not screen in the first place. For breast cancer the statistics are the same as for prostate cancer, there is no society net-benefit to screening, as false-positive side effects are equal or worse to the benefits of the screening. But, women are way better in handling (their) health than men, the public outcry over removing breast cancer screening would be load. In other words, men are not load enough when it comes to (their) health. Which is no surprise I guess.
  • paulryanrogers 3y ago
    'loud'?
    • pintxo 3y ago
      Thx, English is not my first language. Also I feel like it's actually getting worse, sometimes I am wondering if this is a covid side-effect thing.
  • TylerE 3y ago
    Not ony do treatments have risks, but so do tests! It doesn't take all that lopsided a ratio where if the odds of cancer are low, you have greater lifetime cancer risk from the additional xrays.
    • pintxo 3y ago
      For Prostate Cancer screening, no x-rays are involved.