[dennis_jeeves2]

>Practices like this stick around because of the desire to be seen making proactive recommendations with putative benefit

One manifestation of this phenomenon in it's extreme form is cancer diagnosis and treatments. Barring a few exceptions, most cancer treatments are useless.

[im3w1l]

A lot of cancers can be cured.

[dennis_jeeves2]

Yes, it does appears so to the extent I have explored.

[kaba0]

What a thoroughly uninformed and idiotic take. The narcissism of this field is astonishing.

[dennis_jeeves2]

Thank you for calling me uninformed and idiotic.