Dynomight: Is “colorectal cancer” rising in “young people”? It is, and not just colorectal cancer, and not all of it is from overscreening. The anonymous author lists many potential causes; I would group all likely suspects under “new substances”, whether in the air we breathe, the food we eat, or in every friggin’ thing we touch. The price we pay for a modern life, eh? Vinay Prasad: Are “healthy people” an endangered species? Speaking of overscreening, Prasad makes a good point about how accessible all these different kinds of blood tests are that will tell you that something is wrong even though you may be feeling just fine. Sometimes this is warranted — a yearly blood count picks up a small decrease in hemoglobin that is the result of intestinal blood loss from an ulcer or (see above) colon cancer — but more often this is a form of medical divination. To repeat myself from 3 years ago, I am not a fan of the “wellness” visit. Niko McCarty and Noah Olsman: What’s the Point of Theory…
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