Posted on 08/18/2014 6:42:51 PM PDT by Innovative
My father is alive because of cancer screening over a decade ago - his doctors found a fast-growing tumor and removed it successfully. Liberals don’t see any benefit to saving a man who exhales CO2, but I see it as a huge benefit. ObamaCare disgusts me.
"A consensus exists within the Accounting Department of HMO's.......". Let a congressman or senator get the sniffles and they get a hospital stay. Scans save lives especially non invasive ones. I know three close family members that had cancer. Two had early screenings and diagnoses and one did not. The one who didn't was diagnosed after it had spread. It was Prostate Cancer in the case of my dad and had he gone to a doctor a couple years earlier and had a PSA test he likely would not have died from it. BTW the article is misleading due to the fact most persons with cancer technically do not die from the cancer but rather stressed organs such as heart etc.
Doctors told my dad at age 73 when diagnosed the cancer was so advanced he had three years. They started treatment and changed it to it would not likely kill him but something else would. Because of treatment he had ten years to live nine of which he enjoyed life fully. The cancer did kill him because even at 83 he was otherwise healthy. He would have otherwise likely seen his 90's.
Some studies are calling for the end of PSA testing. PSA testing saved the life of a shipmate of mine in his mid 50's a few years ago. Same age as me. I ran into him at the store and he told me they caught it in time. You darn well bet I get tested.
My wife just had her two year post diagnoses and removal Thyroid scan. Thankfully it was negative.
It’s not just seniors,women are now told breast exams don’t need to be as frequent,colonoscopies are now not required as frequently,the independent payment advisory board is just doing its job,and yes it is the death panel
You might as well go. Your debate is full of holes anyway. One post specifically addressed you and said it shouldn’t be between the govt and patient anyway, it should be between dr and patient.
Also you’re giving one extreme example, where the drs were apparently going for an unnecessary test. There are hundreds, thousands of other examples that prove our point.
This (what you are putting forth) is just illogical.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.