New recommendations on mammograms and pap smears
If your wondering about those new recommendations about women getting fewer cancer screen procedures (mammograms and Pap smears), it's important to keep in mind that there is some evidence that more screening often results in unnecessary treatment (here and here) and that all procedures have some risk. The latter point seems to underly the fact that studies show that in places where doctors perform more tests and procedures, people are sometimes less healthy.
More is not always better.
More is not always better.
Labels: health, healthcare
posted by michael at 9:15 PM
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"The latter point seems to underly the fact that studies show that in places where doctors perform more tests and procedures, people are sometimes less healthy.
More is not always better."
I think the medical profession has always known this; but now, as it is likely that the debate on health care reform is likely to expose waste and mismanagement everywhere in the health industry, we have "research" that warns us against unnecessary procedures.
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