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You can get scans without your normal doctor recommending them. The point is that there is evidence that scans obtained ‘just because’ are harmful as they lead
by bonsai_spool 4mo ago
You can get scans without your normal doctor recommending them. The point is that there is evidence that scans obtained ‘just because’ are harmful as they lead to unnecessary procedures at the population level
- senordevnyc 4mo agoBut does it also catch more issues early?
- Aurornis 4mo agoRarely. More often it leads to people thinking they have issues when they don't. The same thing happens with blood tests: You can order all the blood tests you want if you're willing to pay for them. If you order enough, you will get some that show up as abnormal. You can start spending tens of thousands of dollars ruling things out and never catch any real issues.
- senordevnyc 4mo agoI’d want to see the data, and even if you had 10x the rate of false positives (to true positives) that resulted in unnecessary tests and procedures, it still could be worth it, depending on the severity of what you avoided with the testing.
- bonsai_spool 4mo ago> I’d want to see the data https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/ https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/ Go right ahead!
- senordevnyc 4mo agolol, hilarious. I actually don't think we have the data available that I want, and even if we do, as many others here have pointed out, intentionally sticking our heads in the sand forever makes no sense.
- bonsai_spool 4mo ago> lol, hilarious. > I actually don't think we have the data available that I want I get the sense you haven't looked... > intentionally sticking our heads in the sand forever makes no sense. Because you make statements like this instead of citing the extensive literature on this question.