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In response to
"
offs. the chances of two false positives on the same person? much less than the cases you find by screening. -- nm
"
by
zork
Their point is, overaggressive treatment is more harmful than no treatment. -- nm
Posted by
Zombie Liz Taylor (aka loosilu2)
Oct 31 '11, 08:47
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It's not exactly that it's "more harmful", it's more like unnecessary. The overwhelming majority of cases of prostate cancer are so slow-growing that
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Trish
Oct 31, 08:57
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depends on the treatment, I would imagine.
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this is my costume
Oct 31, 08:59
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Surgery and other treatments can be harmful as well. -- nm
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Zombie Liz Taylor
Oct 31, 09:03
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agreed. in any case, it made me sure as f*ck not want to get cancer.
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this is my costume
Oct 31, 09:04
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I am not sure yet about totally skipping screenings, but we have to take a careful look at whether overtesting
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Zombie Liz Taylor
Oct 31, 09:05
well, that's not exactly their point. -- nm
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TFox
Oct 31, 08:52
*walks away* -- nm
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zork
Oct 31, 08:51
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