Health screening - worth it or a waste of time?

Health screening has exploded over the last 20 years. Is it a money making exercise or actually worth it? In this episode I look at the pros and cons and how you can decide what may be worth doing and the reason people decide they need it.

Links:

UK ethics of health screening: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-nsc-ethical-framework-for-screening/uk-nsc-ethical-framework-for-screening

Health Screening - a recent paper:  https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK436014/

RCGP screening statement around extra work for NHS GPs from screening companies: https://www.rcgp.org.uk/representing-you/policy-areas/screening

Karen Brady’s story: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2006/apr/20/healthandwellbeing.health1

The pros and cons of PSA testing: https://prostatecanceruk.org/prostate-information-and-support/prostate-tests/psa-blood-test

Genomic (DNA) testing for propensity to disease (eg breast cancer): https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/genetic-and-genomic-testing/

MTHFR: https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/326181

Our Future Health: https://ourfuturehealth.org.uk/

Bill Turnbull's prostate cancer story: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-62755001

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