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That could be true, but it isn't, since we don't always know at the individual level if a specific tumor is harmless at the moment of diagnosis.
by poszlem 11mo ago
That could be true, but it isn't, since we don't always know at the individual level if a specific tumor is harmless at the moment of diagnosis.
- bawolff 11mo agoYou could say the same thing about diagnosing cancer via astrology. A test that with low specificity is simply not a useful test. > we don't always know at the individual level if a specific tumor is harmless at the moment of diagnosis. You didn't know prior to the test either.
- bryanlarsen 11mo agoWe don't know if a tumor is harmless, but we do know that treatment has significant harm. Radiation and chemotherapy are nasty. We also know that the stress of a positive diagnosis has significant harm. First do no harm.