Historically, randomized controlled trials have served as the state-of-the-art method for determining the efficacy and safety of new, innovative treatment regimens for patients with cancer and other diseases. It is imperative that such trials are carefully designed to ensure that they are scientifically and [...]
Cancer screening should be carried out in a way that is mindful of widely accepted ideas about right and wrong. We argue that cancer screening policies and practices don’t pay enough attention to important matters such as avoiding harm or supporting people’s abilities to [...]
Changing the definition of a disease can greatly increase the number of people diagnosed with the condition, potentially resulting in overdiagnosis and overtreatment. A 2017 study found that recent changes to the definitions of hypertension, hypercholesterolaemia and diabetes doubled the number of people said [...]
A broader definition of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) has lead to a steep increase in diagnoses. But misdiagnosis may be causing unnecessary fear and anxiety among women.
Celebrities have taken to “live” mammograms on television, undergoing this usually very private procedure in a rather public way. This includes Today show co-host Lisa Wilkinson, and news presenter, Georgie Gardner. In the United States, Good Morning America host, Amy Robach, had a television mammogram, which led [...]