Comments on: Confusion surrounding prostate cancer screening http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/11/confusion-surrounding-prostate-cancer.html Tue, 14 Feb 2012 19:56:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: Anonymoushttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/11/confusion-surrounding-prostate-cancer.html#comment-87996 Anonymous Sat, 08 Nov 2008 06:27:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2008/11/confusion-surrounding-prostate-cancer-screening.html#comment-87996 Again, the herd at the expense of the individual. What is good for the many is not always good for the one, and it is too easy to make outliers expendable for the herd. <br/><br/> Individual tolerance of risk and benefit and cost should govern doctor/patient decisions. <br/><br/>All patients should choose whether or not to carry insurance on their own.<br/>All patients should be treated as if they pay ever cent of the cost of care themselves. <br/><br/>Treatment decisions should not be made to benefit the herd, but the individual patient. Again, the herd at the expense of the individual. What is good for the many is not always good for the one, and it is too easy to make outliers expendable for the herd.

Individual tolerance of risk and benefit and cost should govern doctor/patient decisions.

All patients should choose whether or not to carry insurance on their own.
All patients should be treated as if they pay ever cent of the cost of care themselves.

Treatment decisions should not be made to benefit the herd, but the individual patient.

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