In this curation, we examine documented evidence of harms stemming from diagnostic errors and from “early detection” screening, which provides an illusion of prevention while actually causing harm.
This is closely aligned with, but differentiated from, the curation on Medical Imaging / Scans, which focuses on the direct physical and biological harms of imaging technologies.
Cite 42 references showing the prevalence and causes of diagnostic errors, plus evidence that “early detection” screening provides an illusion of prevention while actually causing harm.
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