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by lloyd-christmas
2942 days ago
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Not everything is a conspiracy. Colon and rectal cancers have increased 51% among adults under age 50 since 1994, the cancer society said. That isn't a white paper. > If you make most of your money off removing polyps Preventative medicine is cheap. In accordance with the ACA, polyp removal is guaranteed to be covered if discovered during a colonoscopy. Don't want it removed? Maybe it becomes cancerous. Now you've moved on to curative care. Cancer medications can cost over $100k. Surgery to remove the colon is $35k+. These are just small pieces of a larger puzzle including other treatments, readmission risks for related illnesses, etc. Now you're done all your treatment and you've moved on to palliative care. If treatment succeeded, you have costs associated with the constant infections related to a colostomy bag. If the treatment fails, now you have the costs associated with end-of-life care. If you want your conspiracy to hold some weight, they would be pushing the age in the other direction. |
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Percentages can be deceiving. 51% off what base? Was it 100 people in 1994 and now it is 151?
> Preventative medicine is cheap.
Sure, if the odds of you getting it is high enough. If the odds of getting it is low, does it make sense for tens of millions of adults to get invasive and potentially dangerous check ups?
Not everything is a conspiracy, but we do know that "institutions" love to fear monger to get more money, funding and exposure.
> If you want your conspiracy to hold some weight, they would be pushing the age in the other direction.
Not necessarily. Collecting $200 from 10 million people each for an annual checkup vs the cost of a few thousands with colon cancer. There is a reason why businesses ( like nflx and amzn ) love the subscription model.