Every year in the US most americans get an annual physical from our doctor if we have insurance. It usually consists of getting some bloodwork done, vitals basic questions etc. Then going over those results and any concerns you may have and nothing else.
I always hear those horror stories of people just all of a sudden being diagnosed with stage 4 cancer and theres nothing that can be done. Maybe im missing something.
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Two things: billing and coding. The US hospital system is very corrupt and is funded by a confusing beauracracy. They can bill you everytime you show up and so they do as much as they can to move you to specialists and from room to room.
Screens are very complicated indicators. Getting the right screens at the right time involve lots of factors.w The best example is prostate cancer. Almost all men who grow old will die with prostate cancer. Not of but with. This means if we treated all those old people for the cancer their lives would actually get worse. It’s harder than it seems
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