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6. It sure saved my life. Cancerous polyp. They operated immediately. I'm OK. n/t

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Study..colonoscopies dont reduce cancer deaths [View all] Demovictory9 Oct 2022 OP

I wonder which insurance company paid for the study. Chainfire Oct 2022 #1

Early detection/prevention is far cheaper than treatment of the disease. former9thward Oct 2022 #15

It is bullshit...insurance doesn't want to pay anymore...it certainly does save lives...saved my Demsrule86 Oct 2022 #50

The insurance companies only care about the size of the money streams they control. hunter Oct 2022 #57

All depends on how aggressive the form of colon cancer. roamer65 Oct 2022 #2

Hmmm mahina Oct 2022 #3

The difference is that your study is comparing those with colonoscopies to those without. Ms. Toad Oct 2022 #22

The subjects self selected, totally screwing up the statistics unc70 Oct 2022 #34

They didn't self-select for the data reported in the abstract. Ms. Toad Oct 2022 #45

I couldn't read the article but I personaly knew doc03 Oct 2022 #4

Stick to your guns. Tell them you will do the non-invasive kind as a Maru Kitteh Oct 2022 #12

My old really good doc MOMFUDSKI Oct 2022 #31

You anti-scopeite Fullduplexxx Oct 2022 #37

Boy wish I hadn't read this my doc wants me to get one this Tree Lady Oct 2022 #40

I would t worry too much FreeState Oct 2022 #51

Our secondary insurance, United Healthcare, recently sent us cologuard kits. Doremus Oct 2022 #53

Wow. I just have a hard time accepting this report. Ferrets are Cool Oct 2022 #5

Me too. Some heartless bean counter is interpreting the result and giving . CentralMass Oct 2022 #10

That does not make sense. former9thward Oct 2022 #17

Why not? Hassin Bin Sober Oct 2022 #42

I guess I like my conspiracy theories with a least a little evidence. former9thward Oct 2022 #43

Not even a bean counter - Ms. Toad Oct 2022 #55

The "conclusion" doesn't match the abstract, Ms. Toad Oct 2022 #16

That's the beauty of living in a post fact world. BannonsLiver Oct 2022 #39

It sure saved my life. Cancerous polyp. They operated immediately. I'm OK. n/t RKP5637 Oct 2022 #6

New Research Shows Blood Test Can Find Colorectal Cancer Brother Buzz Oct 2022 #7

Important to note this is not for everyone FreeState Oct 2022 #52

Very promising Bayard Oct 2022 #54

I tend to feel it's an industry racket for those without elevated risk factors. Maru Kitteh Oct 2022 #8

Isn't that kind of a short study for colon cancer? WhiskeyGrinder Oct 2022 #9

It's reasonable in the age range - but it didn't compare actual screening to none. Ms. Toad Oct 2022 #18

Thanks. WhiskeyGrinder Oct 2022 #21

I've got a vested interest in this one - Ms. Toad Oct 2022 #26

I have an issue to be seen by a professional soon. Boxerfan Oct 2022 #11

Here's another article on this study (CNN): Gaugamela Oct 2022 #13

Thanks - I didn't find the full article - only the abstract. Ms. Toad Oct 2022 #19

From reading the abstract, that caption is extremely misleading. Ms. Toad Oct 2022 #14

Terrible study. They failed to point out more than half the participants never got one. kysrsoze Oct 2022 #20

NEJM link: sl8 Oct 2022 #23

Just like the Swedish study of about 2016 bucolic_frolic Oct 2022 #24

Exactly the same. unc70 Oct 2022 #35

Not exactly the same. Ms. Toad Oct 2022 #46

I have a family history so I get one every 3 years. It is my understanding Scrivener7 Oct 2022 #25

Cancer enid602 Oct 2022 #27

I've read other studies about this issue Fiendish Thingy Oct 2022 #28

KnR Hekate Oct 2022 #29

Just my opinion. Delmette2.0 Oct 2022 #30

That's an apparent misread of the study results Stuckinthebush Oct 2022 #32

A polyp removed today might have been no_hypocrisy Oct 2022 #33

I had a pre-cancerous polyp removed in my colonoscopy when I was 50. Sky Jewels Oct 2022 #38

Saved my dad's life gay texan Oct 2022 #36

I have had multiple polyps removed at each of my four colonoscopies. Midnight Writer Oct 2022 #41

My maternal grandmother died of colon cancer, my mother died of colon cancer, Dysfunctional Oct 2022 #44

Here in the Pittsburgh area, Doctors debm55 Oct 2022 #48

How about you correct the headline to match the study. Ms. Toad Oct 2022 #47

I do the scaredy cat version - Cologuard Hawaii Hiker Oct 2022 #49

In Aus we get a free test mailed every 2 years after 50 Eureka Oct 2022 #56

The tests are to reduce the incidence of the disease. Once you have it, your chances diminish DFW Oct 2022 #58