>verify the presence of a disease before beginning treatment Right, but there is a cost for that. If you have a disease that isn't causing any symptoms, do you

>verify the presence of a disease before beginning treatment Right, but there is a cost for that. If you have a disease that isn't causing any symptoms, do you treat it, even though it will probably never cause symptoms? There is a risk in all treatments, some more than others. There is a study that most prostate cancers don't show symptoms, ever and our super sensitive cancer diagnostics tests are causing more harm than good. More diagnostics does not mean more good. See my comment here for more info: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6795783 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6795783