We are having a discussion of whether I should be getting colon cancer screening. "We" "Discussion"
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2/ The American Cancer Society suggests that colonoscopies should be started at age 50. I am 47. We are not convinced that the American Cancer Society knows what they're talking about. Re, you know, cancer. ("We")
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3/ I told a story about unsolicited advice, and a large number of you seem to have misunderstood it.
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4/ 20 pieces of advice. 19 of them anecdotal. 1 of them math based. The math based guy wins.https://twitter.com/dmasten/status/1076520883475214337?s=19 …
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The problem with the math approach to this is that the major risks from the screenings aren't quantified because they're not counted If they overinflate and rupture your colon it shows up in an ER visit soon after that isn't part of the colonscopy stats https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4264696/ …pic.twitter.com/0DYnFWoxWJ
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