The Truth About Cancer Screenings

" Well as they did -- deal growing debate over whether early treatment -- such a deal. Welcome everybody I'm Neil Cavuto that -- here is the deal. Those early cancer screenings maybe not such a good deal a good period a front page story in today's New York Times the stuff -- heated debate in today's healthcare focus Washington. At issue. Early and prevented treatment and whether it's worth all the fuss. The American Cancer Society now -- the benefits of addressing smaller cancers might not outweigh the risk of missing. Bigger ones specifically researchers reported. A 40% increase in breast cancer diagnoses but just to 10% decline in chances that has spread beyond the breasts put another way. For all of this increase in early breast cancer detection. Why aren't we detecting a similar increase in breast cancer and beyond breast cancer care is clearly medical tests and screenings might not be cheap. This is the first time that I've heard they might not be necessary at all. I'm not here to quibble with doctors who generally know much more than I'd. But to address -- pensioners who might use something like this like an -- overhead doctors. Colin on the test and cool it on the screen it's -- on the MRI cat scan. Cool -- on the bone marrow samples and spinal taps much ado about nothing I -- on being a little bit simplistic here but only to make this simple point. It would be very easy for someone to look at this New York Times story and conclude may be all this early detection stuff ain't worth it. And certainly not worth all the expense -- Just like this same newspaper and others have questioned the end of life care that gobbles up so much of our health care dollars trust. Some early detection can be paranoid wasted time and some end of light treatments proposal almost certain to die anyway a similar waste of money. But when I see it in black and one day after day I I -- see a pattern. We're government care it will take great care doling out -- The type of care and who gets that care so why should you care. Because some. It will be your care and your life based on studies that could decide not only when you get that care but even. If you deserve that care so and."