tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7255776707298393367.post3346841653262892791..comments2023-10-09T06:23:42.682-07:00Comments on Saving Money and Surviving the Healthcare Crisis: Eight Tests That Could Save Your Life - ForbesDavis Liu, MDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15320315964654209559noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7255776707298393367.post-19009500292367950632009-06-15T16:49:48.174-07:002009-06-15T16:49:48.174-07:00Dear Anonymous:
Glad your sister was diagnosed ea...Dear Anonymous:<br /><br />Glad your sister was diagnosed early.<br /><br />She was lucky.<br /><br />However, note exactly what you said, a virtual colonoscopy, which is to screen for colon cancer, happened to find a spot on her kidney.<br /><br />What if it was the case that it was a benign kidney growth, which needed to have a biopsy and perhaps even a kidney removal as well. Would she feel equally as relieved to undergo surgery, loss of a kidney for a benign growth?<br /><br />Research at this time doesn't support body scans. The Forbes article is correct at this time. There will always be stories about grateful individuals. You never hear about the stories from people who are harmed, worried unnecessarily from scans which picked up benign growths that also like your sister's case need to be worked up.Davis Liu, MDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15320315964654209559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7255776707298393367.post-67464249260446179452009-06-15T13:42:23.955-07:002009-06-15T13:42:23.955-07:00I say "BS." My sister had a virtual col...I say "BS." My sister had a virtual colonoscopy that picked up a spot on her kidney. Turns out it was cancer and when they got in there to remove it - it was even better news "precancerous cells." They removed her one kidney. Had she not had that test and had they not found that, she eventually would have had full blown growing cancer and by the time she would have started experiencing any symptoms, it probably would have been too late. So she is very grateful for preventative screenings.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com