Delaying cancer screening

[starlite9]

Originally Posted by tahiti

Stupid me for not getting the hidden agenda for this thread.

The hidden agenda, you have people working for the new health care systems going to blogs and telling people that getting tested should be put off, that is the agenda, lying to the public.

Simple inexpensive tests can help detect some cancers but the cures costs tens of thousands of dollars, so by not doing tests, they save the money, the affected dies.

I didn't recall the exact page, but after 67, the new healthcare program will not pay to have Prosate Cancer treated. Under current regulations, anyone can be treated at any age. How is that better if that is your grandfather being refused treatments?

Moderator cut: off topic

My point is to listen to what these people claim and look at it skeptically, millions of lives have been saved through early detection, why would you "not" want it aviable? Especially if you have a family history of cancers.

[nmnita]

Originally Posted by tahiti

i've been on both sides of this equation. if i had had a colonoscopy earlier, my cancer would have been caught and i wouldn't have needed chemo. I was 44 at DX and had this cancer since approx. age 34. while the guideline is 50, every.medical.professional i have spoken to is alarmed at the increase of CC in younger people (i personally know of about 7 people under 50). i don't think the screening guideline will change though. i'm just glad because of me, my kids will be screened earlier.

on the other side, my doctor ordered a CA125 (ovarian cancer marker blood test) because of some cysts. it came back high. i went through months of anxiety waiting to find out for sure if i had ovarian cancer (this while I was undergoing chemo). it was a false positive, which is very common. so i'm on the fence, as one test saved my life while the other caused so much anxiety for nothing.

as far as the changes to our healthcare system, i'm grateful that i can't be kicked off my insurance because of my pre-existing condition. i'm not old enough for medicare and won't be for 20 years.

I agree on the pre existing condition, especially if you are carrying your insurance privately. Most insurance paid for by the company you work for, as group insurance plans normally cover pre existing conditions.