Do you really have cancer?

Overdiagnosis in medicine is well-documented. "For many cancers, the term "cancer" simply doesn’t match how the disease behaves."

For ex, low risk prostate CA & DCIS breast CA comprise ~1/4 of all US prostate/breast cancer diagnoses. “These pts are routinely treated with surgery or radiation,” even though pts have no symptoms at presentation--should they be?

By @DrLauraEsserman @UCSF & @uroegg @UChicagoMed
https://tinyurl.com/yc6nkppp
#cancer #overdiagnosis

Gizmodo: Breast Cancer Screenings May Cause Overdiagnosis in Older Women, Study Finds https://gizmodo.com/screenings-overdiagnose-cancer-older-women-1850718931 #unitedstatespreventiveservicestaskforce #projectionalradiography #breastcancerawareness #breastcancerscreening #healthmedicalpharma #medicalterminology #cancerscreening #overdiagnosis #breastimaging #breastcancer #ilanarichman #mammography #screening #cancer

Remember, it is #overdiagnosis and #choosewisely only if you are a peasant.

"Newfoundland... will be supplying Tesco with tests for Covid and flu, but also a wider range to spot the symptoms of conditions including iron and vitamin D deficiencies, general kidney health, thyroid function, bowel health and cancer, menopause and male fertility."

The danger of course is that the NHS will become further overloaded with people worried about their positive but clinically unimportant results.

#NHS #Overdiagnosis

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/newfoundland-tesco-covid-nhs-holly-williams-b2290046.html