Originally Posted by
HawkOwl
To me the age related testing cut off is misapplication of statistics. Based on what I've read I do not quarrel with the conclusion that these tests do not extend life, nor improve it's quality for the population as a whole. That is a whole different thing than impact on an individual in the group.
Depending on factors such as genetics, life style and current health status a 75 year old can expect to live into their mid-90s. That is a lot of time to allow cancers to grow that could have been easily taken care of if caught early.
So the industry and population as a whole saves money at the cost of individuals.
To me a better answer is better provider and patient education so better,more realistic decisions can be made.
Big bureaucracies such as government and insurance companies don't want to deal with any of us as individuals.
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