Health

Should everyone have a yearly full-body medical check-up?

For

Early detection saves lives and lowers medical costs.

Against

It is expensive and may cause unnecessary worry.

Anonymous excerpts, translated where noted.

For

  • A colleague caught a heart issue with no symptoms and was treated very early
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  • Better detect something in your body before it was too late to cure
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Against

  • Full-body scans sound good in theory, but they often flag harmless stuff that leads to unnecessary biopsies, surgeries, and anxiety.
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  • Unless you are mid 30s or stretching into your 40s, I don't think it is necessary.
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