Again, major media is dismissing evidence-based medicine with regards to cancer screening. We might as well give up and start practicing medicine based on anecdotes and expert opinion – since no one listens, nor accepts, the evidence. CNN correspondent Sanjay Gupta further damages the evidence-based movement with his bias during his show.
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“We might as well give up and start practicing medicine based on anecdotes and expert opinion”
Kevin, the irony of you making this statement is not lost.
Looks like Sanjay beat Nancy to the punch.
He has a blog, and there is a discussion there. I might post if I am in the mood, but surely anyone who wants to express his opinion can do the same.
“Dr. Norton doesn’t accept the College of Physicians’ reasoning, writing them off as ‘an organization of internists’ – not cancer specialists or surgeons.”
That just irks me. Like there aren’t medical oncologist members & fellows of the ACP (perhaps those MOST suited to judge conflicting opinions on screening).
Sanjay Gupta much too CNN if cancer can’t speak for it, but the ACP ought to. As for it, his career based on not observation informally indeed.
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