tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7323692122514281455.post2735226604567284382..comments2024-03-22T17:05:55.267-04:00Comments on MD Whistleblower: Is Colonoscopy the Best Colon Cancer Screening Test?Michael Kirsch, M.D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07555280388086931097noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7323692122514281455.post-19327252586711270672013-02-09T07:30:25.193-05:002013-02-09T07:30:25.193-05:00People might consent to colonoscopy more if it wer...People might consent to colonoscopy more if it weren't for the horrible misery of the laxative prep. That's really horrible for anyone to go through. I'm an R.N., and I won't do it. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7323692122514281455.post-75095708943083650062013-02-07T12:07:55.594-05:002013-02-07T12:07:55.594-05:00Fantastic post, Dr. K!
I TOTALLY agree, and have ...Fantastic post, Dr. K!<br /><br />I TOTALLY agree, and have been telling my colleagues in Clinical Research for years, that, for the reasons of self-interest that you highlight, Comparative Effectiveness Research will never truly see the light of day. No drug company wants risk finding out that the product they've spent upwards of a billion dollars testing in Phase III trials is no better, or even worse, than the standard of care.<br /><br />Ditto for the physician-scientist who just so happens to be the co-inventor of said drug company's blockbuster-in-the-making.<br /><br />Policy makers and some enterprising pharma firms may dance around the topic, or even allow a token trial or two between two branded drugs that already have a branded-generic waiting in the wings for the expiration of the patent, but until our medical expenditures are so astronomically ruinous that even members of Congress cannot afford their care, nothing will change.<br /><br />Bank on it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7323692122514281455.post-68568106814625050252013-02-07T08:56:38.313-05:002013-02-07T08:56:38.313-05:00I love what you're doing here, Dr. Kirsch, esp...I love what you're doing here, Dr. Kirsch, especially since it so comports with my own postings. However, I just had my third colonoscopy and, while acutely sensitive to the self-interests you describe, still find it one of the less controversial screening procedures with a far better risk-to-benefit ratio than most. I wrote about it here - http://bit.ly/UzPb8pJohn Lynchhttp://ourhealthcaresucks.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7323692122514281455.post-82640962592875915422013-02-07T06:28:32.137-05:002013-02-07T06:28:32.137-05:00“It is difficult to get a man to understand someth...“It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends on his not understanding it.” <br />― Upton Sinclair, I, Candidate for Governor: And How I Got Licked<br /><br />Carolyn Kay<br />www.ManyYearsYoung.comCarohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01372850688572724835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7323692122514281455.post-65449242193658118072013-01-29T04:06:43.315-05:002013-01-29T04:06:43.315-05:00Hi,
Thanks, for sharing such great post. Co...Hi,<br /> Thanks, for sharing such great post. Colonoscopy is the endoscopic examination of the large bowel and the distal part of the small bowel with a CCD camera or a fiber optic camera on a flexible tube passed through the anus.<br />Thanks,<br /><a href="http://www.colonhealthmagazine.com/colonoscopy/" rel="nofollow">Colonoscopy </a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08778936770219202587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7323692122514281455.post-6310861125328931022013-01-29T01:25:48.341-05:002013-01-29T01:25:48.341-05:00I think there will be innovations that do replace ...I think there will be innovations that do replace cumbersome colonoscopy. Perhaps a test strip that detects changes in DNA or cell enzymes. Until that time, colonoscopy will prevail. There is no reason, however for the high cost. It could be performed by trained technicians, assembly line style. The cost for the procedure and the facilities charges are grossly out of line. <br /><br />Despite all of this, colonoscopy is the only "screening" test that can cure cancer. It is important to have it.Toni Brayer, MDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15258759363309666629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7323692122514281455.post-76543610129714537242013-01-28T00:48:09.330-05:002013-01-28T00:48:09.330-05:00Colon cancer is really common to people who loves ...Colon cancer is really common to people who loves to eat burnt meats. Rumors spread that burnt meats contain carcinogens which may cause certain cancers. Is it true?<br /><br />There are also certain kind of stomach pains which is caused by "Diverticulitis?" I never heard of it until I found this (http://technoflake.info/what-is-the-difference-between-diverticulosis-and-diverticulitis/) blog.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07378109718124908496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7323692122514281455.post-48028313990781747812013-01-18T12:54:44.269-05:002013-01-18T12:54:44.269-05:00I believe the government and other insurers which ...I believe the government and other insurers which reimburse primarily for procedures and testing are a central problem. The patient is peripheral. Healthcare is shielded from usual market forces. For all else, cars, computers, and other services (including cosmetic surgery) market forces help drive down cost and promote innovation. Daniel Weiss MDhttp://www.drdanshealthandhormones.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7323692122514281455.post-57805244335358148832013-01-17T19:12:29.167-05:002013-01-17T19:12:29.167-05:00As well there is the problem that many people who ...As well there is the problem that many people who have had colonoscopies decide they dont trust the surgwons any more.<br />I bled from alleged diverticulitis and after the colonoscopy (third) was told if I bled again I would get my colon cut out.<br />Luckily for me I worked out that I was bleeding from regular aspirin taking. Stopped that and AOK.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com