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Old 11-10-2012, 01:34 PM
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Originally Posted by ilovetv View Post
They recommend what is in their patients' best interest, based on scientific studies and clinical trial conclusions, to try to detect deadly disease as early as possible--when it is easiest to treat because it hasn't spread yet to distant parts of the body and to organs.
Does this mean I'm not allowed to be curious? Does this mean patients should be dumb and stay dumb? Is there a doctor's oath to this effect that I don't know about? I would like to read some of those scientific studies and clinical trial conclusions.