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Myth: Whole-body screening is an effective way to detect hidden cancers

This Mythbusters article tackles the claim that whole-body screening is a valuable way for healthy people to painlessly detect hidden cancer and thus prevent cancer-related deaths. The evidence in this article shows that unwarranted whole-body cancer screening offers no proven health benefits and, in fact, exposes people to a number of unnecessary risks. Go to article

01 / DEC / 2009

Myth: Whole-body screening is an effective way to detect hidden cancers This Mythbusters article tackles the claim that whole-body screening is a valuable way for healthy people to painlessly detect hidden cancer and thus prevent cancer-related deaths. The evidence in this article shows that unwarranted whole-body cancer screening offers no proven health benefits and, in fact, exposes people to a number of unnecessary risks.
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01 / DEC / 2006

Myth: The risks of immunizing children often outweigh the benefits When you consider the number of lives immunizations save each year, it actually costs more not to invest in vaccination programs.
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01 / JUN / 2006

Myth: Early detection is good for everyone Before any specific test is put into widespread use, patients and practitioners need to consider whether it is worthwhile and accurate, and whether they would be empowered to do something with the results.
Tags: Public health Evidence-informed decision-making