http://beyondapples.org/2009/07/06/the-woman-with-a-mass-in-her-kidney/ Better ways to keep the doctor away Thu, 24 Nov 2011 20:54:34 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 http://beyondapples.org/2009/07/06/the-woman-with-a-mass-in-her-kidney/comment-page-1/#comment-3126 Getting routine mammograms is not always an obvious choice | BeyondApples.Org Tue, 14 Jul 2009 19:13:10 +0000 http://beyondapples.org/?p=349#comment-3126 [...] refers to cancers that will never cause harm if untreated. As I discussed in a recent blog entry (http://beyondapples.org/2009/07/06/the-woman-with-a-mass-in-her-kidney/), cancer often solicits a knee-jerk, “get this thing out of me!” response. But the [...] [...] refers to cancers that will never cause harm if untreated. As I discussed in a recent blog entry (http://beyondapples.org/2009/07/06/the-woman-with-a-mass-in-her-kidney/), cancer often solicits a knee-jerk, “get this thing out of me!” response. But the [...]

]]> http://beyondapples.org/2009/07/06/the-woman-with-a-mass-in-her-kidney/comment-page-1/#comment-3070 RRT Mon, 06 Jul 2009 21:59:01 +0000 http://beyondapples.org/?p=349#comment-3070 Very interesting. I had not thought of screening in this way, but I do find myself agreeing -- in part. I think that it likely will hold true for certain risks/diseases but (and I will point out here that I have very limited knowledge), I would think that for something like ovarian cancer, where diagnosis at an earlier stage results in a dramatic increase in survival rates, screening, even if it shows other, less substantial problems, might be worthwhile? Regardless, thinking one-step ahead is valuable in all situations. Very interesting. I had not thought of screening in this way, but I do find myself agreeing — in part. I think that it likely will hold true for certain risks/diseases but (and I will point out here that I have very limited knowledge), I would think that for something like ovarian cancer, where diagnosis at an earlier stage results in a dramatic increase in survival rates, screening, even if it shows other, less substantial problems, might be worthwhile? Regardless, thinking one-step ahead is valuable in all situations.

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