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A complex web of factors has created the phenomenon of overdiagnosis:  the popular media promotes fear of disease and perpetuates the myth that  early, aggressive treatment is always best; in an attempt to avoid  lawsuits, doctors have begun to leave no test undone, no abnormality  overlooked; and profits are being made from screenings, medical  procedures, and pharmaceuticals. Revealing the social, medical, and  economic ramifications of a health-care system that overdiagnoses and  overtreats patients, Dr. H. Gilbert Welch makes a reasoned call for  change that would save us pain, worry, and money.”A excellent book for taking charge of your own health”Baba13