Résumé :
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Overdiagnosis has led millions of people to become patients unnecessarily, to be made anxious about their health, to be treated needlessly, and to bear the inconvenience and financial burdens associated with overdiagnosis. It has added staggering costs to our already overburdened health care system. And all of the forces that helped create and exacerbate the problem - financial gain, true belief, legal concerns, media messages, and self-reinforcing cycles - are power obstacles to fixing it. A key theme here is the need to get better, clearer information to people-to get closer to the truth of the uncertainties around early detection and the potential harms of unnecessary treatment. Unlike so much promotion that passes for medical journalism, Over-diagnosed features success stories of patients who have explored the uncertainties and opted not to accept potentially unnecessary treatment.
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