The Physician Executive: “This study is meant to help guide us through the emotionally charged fear of breast cancer. It packs a huge punch for any woman even suspected of having the disease. On the other hand, we need to know the real (scientific= truth) value of doing a test. Perhaps the editorialist is saying that since it is an emotional matter, neither the data nor the truth matter, as long as we only detect more stuff, cancerous or not.”
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