What Is Happening to Medicine
Douglas Trenkle*
DOI: 10.26717/BJSTR.2017.01.000243
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- American Board of Internal Medicine, USA
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Douglas Trenkle, DO, Board Certified, American Board of Internal Medicine, American Board of Clinical Lipidology, USA
Received: July 21, 2017; Published: August 01, 2017
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Abstract
What is happening to medicine? Are the dictums of Standard of
Care outweighing the needs of those who are to be served? I think
so. Take, for instance, the screening recommendations for prostate
cancer. The USPSTF concluded several years ago, 2012 I believe,
that screening for men younger than 75 “offered no benefit” to that
age group. Insufficient evidence was their language. And if someone
is over 75, then they recommend totally against screening. I have
read the background to these recommendations.
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ISSN: 2574 -1241
