tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post5240046065650526155..comments2024-03-05T10:52:24.691+00:00Comments on Mark Wadsworth: GPs spotting CancerMark Wadsworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-63081656920819896742014-07-01T11:26:23.790+01:002014-07-01T11:26:23.790+01:00The problem with this is exactly what they have in...The problem with this is exactly what they have in 'Murica. 'Defensive medicine' it's called, doctors do hundreds of unnecessary tests just to cover their asses, and result is double the cost of healthcare per capita for no quantifiable benefit in outcomesmombershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09650866436764567516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-70049137265160957182014-06-30T20:15:49.155+01:002014-06-30T20:15:49.155+01:00"get rid of most GPs and train up specialists...<i>"get rid of most GPs and train up specialists earlier in various areas of the body."</i><br /><br />Yes, we've said this often enough before and this is another example of why.Mark Wadsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-7286583333168682902014-06-30T19:32:28.644+01:002014-06-30T19:32:28.644+01:00Although I'm all for reducing GPs as much as p...Although I'm all for reducing GPs as much as possible, being that they are generally useless, the question is where you start off. There is some early symptoms that can be anything from cancer to schizophrenia, and you have to have some first point of contact to narrow it down. Maybe some sort of initial level diagnosis specualist in the hospital sector. For early detection of cancers pre-symptoms, I expect that to be so common and cheap that you'll get it as freebies at any point of contact with health care.Kjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13530243002915410700noreply@blogger.com