Celebrity body scans are colliding with radiology evidence
1. Celebrity endorsements have helped turn whole-body magnetic resonance imaging into a high-cost consumer screening trend for asymptomatic adults. 2. ...
Tag: overdiagnosis
The Scan by 2 Minute Medicine®: Mammogram Recommendation Changes, COVID Called Off, Canadian Wildfires, and National Nurses Week
The Scan by 2 Minute Medicine® is a pop-culture medical newsletter and exclusive benefit for 2 Minute Medicine Plus subscribers. ...
Breast cancer overdiagnosis rates not as high as estimated previously
1. About 1 in 7 cases of screen-detected cancer is overdiagnosed in the US population. 2. The rate of breast ...
Breast cancer screening associated with substantial overdiagnosis in Danish study
1. In this retrospective cohort, breast cancer screening was not associated with a reduction in advanced tumors. 2. Breast cancer ...
Molecular testing for Clostridium difficile may not predict disease activity
1. Based on this prospective cohort study, only half of the patients who tested positive for the Clostridium difficile (C. ...
Knowledge of breast cancer overdiagnosis changes attitudes toward treatment, screening
Jan 26th - There is great variation in how knowledge of breast cancer overdiagnosis affects patient attitudes about screening and ...
