Get Thee To A Screening

Recent news reports have called for changes in how frequently people should go for cancer screenings and that's raised all kinds of debate over what's truly appropriate and how the screenings affect health care costs, effectiveness, and life-expectancy.

Having a healthy debate over the issues is all well and good, but early detection is a major factor in getting good outcomes in any number of

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New Study Finds Tremendous Disparity In Appendectomy Costs

Appendectomies are a relatively common medical procedure, which means that there are plenty of them done around the country. It therefore makes a great study to see just how much they cost.

The results of that study are eye-opening.

The costs range by tens of thousands of dollars.

In fact, the cheapest appendectomies were under $2,000 while the most expensive were over $100,000. The median

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Common Sense Prevails As Doctors' Group Calls Upon Profession To Stop Over-Ordering Tests; Procedures

The MSNBC headline is misleading. Doctors aren't calling for an end to 45 procedures, including PAP tests in certain circumstances, or chemotherapy for those suffering from terminal cancer. They're calling for doctors to utilize procedures and drug regimes when the circumstances call for it - based on the science.
Nine medical societies, including the American Society of Clinical Oncology and the

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