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Medical Evidence, Hype, Cancer Drugs, Conflict

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Coronary Calcium Scans: A Randomized Trial

In the US as soon as there's a fleck of calcium and a coronary artery, that leads to a stress test. Stress tests are often positive and then at least to angiography. And then, you know, that can lead to all kinds of things like stents and bypass. So I'm in favor of paying attention to symptoms, living a healthy lifestyle. But this whole imaging your body without symptoms is crazy.

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