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So what? Are you arguing that ensuring patients have less information available about diseases leads to better outcomes? What's your take on public campaigns about self diagnosing mammary cancer by touch? (very common where I live)

As a patient I'd rather have more information available to me, even if I ultimately defer to specialists

Also it's common for medical professionals to ignore symptoms of certain demographics - in those cases, enabling patients to advocate for themselves is essential https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/29/well/mind/medical-gasligh...

A personal anecdote of mine was a friend that had abdominal pain for months. She had some comorbidities that made it easier for doctors to dismiss her symptoms. After visits to various doctors she only got adequate treatment because I went with her and advocated for her. After discarding multiple options eventually a renal infection was diagnosed and treated. If she went with the opinion of the first doctor she would still have the underlying condition untreated.