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by arisAlexis
1024 days ago
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There is a really weird connotation with this: if when malignancy is found and then actions are taken and when it's found earlier actions are taken earlier but they still don't survive means that when you treat a cancer early is the same as treating it late. But that is contrary to all studies ever done. So either there is some mistake or stage I with stage 3 cancer have the same survival. Look like someone fucked up some math imo. |
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- Early testing means more visits to the hospitals/clinics. Those are famously dangerous places to get sick.
- False positives mean unneeded treatment. That can shorten your life.
- Finding things earlier also means earlier treatment. That can kill you. Every trip to a hospital means a non-zero risk of catching MRSA and other nasties.
- Some things would be handled by the immune system anyway. The treatment might provide no benefit over an ignorant outcome.
I also find it easy to believe that among all the oncologists and hospitals, some of them might be at best neutral, or even net-negative in mortality and morbidity. This is about the whole population, not just leading units at famous hospitals. There are doctors out there with the ethics of a bent mechanic.