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Maybe a better lesson would be to get a second opinion on major diagnoses. Doctors are also human, and medical diagnosis is difficult. It's a good question wha
by paulsutter 12y ago
Maybe a better lesson would be to get a second opinion on major diagnoses. Doctors are also human, and medical diagnosis is difficult.
It's a good question what are the best tests to do periodically. I doubt that "none" is the right answer.
- brianwawok 12y agoOf course. Here is a good article I read today on the topic: http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/05/11/overkill-atul-gawande http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/05/11/overkill-atul-g... Basically.. lots of things can be found by a test (say a slow or non-growing tumor) that the risk of removing them is > than the risk of leaving them alone. Of course doctors are paid for doing work not for leaving it alone, so which do you think they will choose?