If you thought talking smack about CAC scans got people mad...
The man who discovered PSA writes an op-ed piece arguing for scrapping it as a screening tool.
tracking the pressures and flows of medicine
The man who discovered PSA writes an op-ed piece arguing for scrapping it as a screening tool.
Posted by Joe Wright at 9:46 PM
Labels: cancer, prevention, primary care, prior probability, PSA
New writing of mine, posted elsewhere (and broadcast on All Things Considered on 3/4/10):
"It doesn't take a CT scan to know that President Obama should keep exercising, watch his diet, and quit smoking. So deciding not to do a test like a coronary artery calcium CT scan isn't just about avoiding the financial cost of the test. If the results of the test won’t change what we recommend, then the patient is taking risks for data that won’t make a difference."
Posted by Joe Wright at 11:36 PM
Labels: cardiovascular, health policy, heart disease, prevention, prior probability, testing