Cancer overtreatment raises concern; Physicians tend to use new technology even before solid evidence backs it
The Associated Press/Arizona Republic: “It’s an unthinkable notion for a generation raised on the message that early cancer detection saves lives, but specialists say more tumors actually are being found too early. That is raising uncomfortable questions about how aggressively to treat early growths — in some cases, even how aggressively to test — along with a push for more of the informed …

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