http://www.futurity.org/health-medicine/blacks-skip-tests-despite-high-cancer-risk/ Research news from leading universities Sun, 12 Feb 2012 18:49:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 http://www.futurity.org/health-medicine/blacks-skip-tests-despite-high-cancer-risk/comment-page-1/#comment-10307 J Hayes Tue, 16 Mar 2010 18:17:27 +0000 http://futurity.org/?p=10249#comment-10307 How about factoring in the current updates on the effectiveness of all these cancer tests? Dr. Richard Ablin of the University of Arizona, developer of the PSA test called the prostate test a 'public health disaster' and a news report of a new ovarian cancer test showed 64% false positives. Does anybody care that the fact that these tests are wrong most of the time cause massive personal suffering for the profit of the medical business? The "for profit medical biz", including health insurance companies, drug companies, medical device suppliers, and for-profit hospitals should consider whether they are going to be the next financial bubble, facing a meltdown as their business eats up almost 20% of the US economy yet we have one of the least healthy populations who are rapidly losing the ability to pay the ever-escalating costs. It's beginning to look like the housing bubble to me. How about factoring in the current updates on the effectiveness of all these cancer tests? Dr. Richard Ablin of the University of Arizona, developer of the PSA test called the prostate test a ‘public health disaster’ and a news report of a new ovarian cancer test showed 64% false positives. Does anybody care that the fact that these tests are wrong most of the time cause massive personal suffering for the profit of the medical business?
The “for profit medical biz”, including health insurance companies, drug companies, medical device suppliers, and for-profit hospitals should consider whether they are going to be the next financial bubble, facing a meltdown as their business eats up almost 20% of the US economy yet we have one of the least healthy populations who are rapidly losing the ability to pay the ever-escalating costs.
It’s beginning to look like the housing bubble to me.

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