What are the downsides? You're speaking nebulously about negative effects on 98% of the population without mentioning them.
Several screening programs like breast have been rigorously evaluated from costs, benefits and harms. I know very well what the negative effects are, do you? You haven't mentioned anything specific or provided estimates of harms yet you're the one making the assertion.
> You're wrong.
So if we're all wrong, what's the argument and where's the evidence without resorting to no OS benefit ignoring that this is again not the point of screening.
> It's borderline fraud, in my humble opinion
Your humble opinion disagrees with the entire medical community, including the study you initially cited. So we're all fraudulently screening for what purpose? You know that physicians don't collect billings or work fee for service in academic medicine correct?
> Which is exactly what you did in your first reply to me:
Did I say that was the only reason to screen and ignore the harms? I used that as an example of why overall survival is not useful as an isolated statistic.
You're the one who wanted to limit the discussion to one measure, I was pointing out the flaws.
Several screening programs like breast have been rigorously evaluated from costs, benefits and harms. I know very well what the negative effects are, do you? You haven't mentioned anything specific or provided estimates of harms yet you're the one making the assertion.
> You're wrong.
So if we're all wrong, what's the argument and where's the evidence without resorting to no OS benefit ignoring that this is again not the point of screening.
> It's borderline fraud, in my humble opinion
Your humble opinion disagrees with the entire medical community, including the study you initially cited. So we're all fraudulently screening for what purpose? You know that physicians don't collect billings or work fee for service in academic medicine correct?
> Which is exactly what you did in your first reply to me:
Did I say that was the only reason to screen and ignore the harms? I used that as an example of why overall survival is not useful as an isolated statistic.
You're the one who wanted to limit the discussion to one measure, I was pointing out the flaws.