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"fairly frequently" is still, in this context, within the general margin of error for any statistically sound sample size. Yes, people disagree with their doct
by bmelton 13y ago
"fairly frequently" is still, in this context, within the general margin of error for any statistically sound sample size.
Yes, people disagree with their doctors, and yes, sometimes those doctors are wrong, but by and large, the number of people with multiple doctors in agreement, where that agreement is still wrong, are statistical outliers.
Further, and maybe it's just me here, I've learned a lot in this thread already, and I'm not an expert on the subject, but I just fail to see how the idea that I have a higher predisposition to cancer than the statistical norm, even if that information might be wrong, can be harmful.
I mean, I understand the objective, and the idea of preventing the sale of snake oil is one that I see as vlid in this context, but this isn't that. 23andMe doesn't make any curative claims whatsoever, as much as to announce that "hey, there might be snakes." They're far more scientifically sound than a mood ring, but even if they aren't, I just don't personally see the harm in that.