Screening is one of the most counterintuitive things in medicine
It is often BAD to test for disease!
Might sound like it makes no sense, but it's true
https://twitter.com/smh/status/1221596209674182657 …
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Right, the crux of this argument isn't the health of the individual patient.
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I love the notion that all information is beneficial, because it is totally ignorant of the thing that makes us most human. Fear.
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Re: patient understanding of data: I often get males 45+ requesting 'prostate check' with no addit risk factors. After I lay out my understanding of the data, most men abstain. The ones who still insist on testing rarely understand probability/data despite my efforts.
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Worth mentioning, after I walk patients through data similar to this (esp the graphic on page 2), most are persuaded https://www.racgp.org.au/FSDEDEV/media/documents/Patient%20information/prostate-cancer-screening-infosheet.pdf …
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