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Going against the conventional wisdom reinforced by the medical establishment and Big Pharma that more screening is the best preventative medicine, Dr. Gilbert Welch builds a compelling counterargument that what we need are fewer, not more, diagnoses. Documenting the excesses of American medical practice that labels far too many of us as sick, Welch examines the social, ethical, and economic ramifications of a health-care system that unnecessarily diagnoses and treats patients, most of whom will not benefit from treatment, might be harmed by it, and would arguably be better off without screening.

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Overdiagnosed --albeit controversial--is a provocative, intellectually stimulating work. As such, all who are involved in health care, including physicians, allied health professionals, and all current or future patients, will be well served by reading and giving serious thought to the material presented. &#9472; JAMA <br> Everyone should read this book before going to the doctor! Welcome evidence that more testing and treatment is not always better. &#9472; Susan Love, MD, author of Dr. Susan Love's Breast Book <br> This book makes a compelling case against excessive medical screening and diagnostic testing in asymptomatic people. Its important but underappreciated message is delivered in a highly readable style. I recommend it enthusiastically for everyone. &#9472; Arnold S. Relman, MD, editor-in-chief emeritus, New England Journal of Medicine, and author of A Second Opinion: Rescuing America's Health Care <br> This stunning book will help you and your lovedo

Everyone should read this book before going to the doctor! Welcome evidence that more testing and treatment is not always better. &#9472; Susan Love, MD, author of @lt;i@gt;Dr. Susan Love's Breast Book@lt;/i@gt;@lt;br@gt; @lt;br@gt; This book makes a compelling case against excessive medical screening and diagnostic testing in asymptomatic people. Its important but underappreciated message is delivered in a highly readable style. I recommend it enthusiastically for everyone. &#9472; Arnold S. Relman, MD, editor-in-chief emeritus, @lt;i@gt;New England Journal of Medicine@lt;/i@gt;, and author of @lt;i@gt;A Second Opinion: Rescuing America's Health Care @lt;/i@gt;@lt;br@gt; @lt;br@gt; This stunning book will help you and your loved ones avoid the hazards of too much health care. Within just a few pages, you'll be recommending it to family and friends, and, hopefully, your local physician. If every medical student read @lt;i@gt;Overdiagnosed, @lt;/i@gt; there is little doubt that a sa

Overdiagnosed --albeit controversial--is a provocative, intellectually stimulating work. As such, all who are involved in health care, including physicians, allied health professionals, and all current or future patients, will be well served by reading and giving serious thought to the material presented. &#9472; JAMA <br> Everyone should read this book before going to the doctor! Welcome evidence that more testing and treatment is not always better. &#9472; Susan Love, MD, author of Dr. Susan Love's Breast Book <br> This book makes a compelling case against excessive medical screening and diagnostic testing in asymptomatic people. Its important but underappreciated message is delivered in a highly readable style. I recommend it enthusiastically for everyone. &#9472; Arnold S. Relman, MD, editor-in-chief emeritus, New England Journal of Medicine, and author of A Second Opinion: Rescuing America's Health Care <br> This stunning book will help you and your loved ones avoid the hazards of too much health care. Within just a few pages, you'll be recommending it to family and friends, and, hopefully, your local physician. If every medical student read Overdiagnosed, there is little doubt that a safer, healthier world would be the result. &#9472; Ray Moynihan, conjoint lecturer at the University of Newcastle, visiting editor of the British Medical Journal, and author of Selling Sickness <br> An 'overdiagnosis' is a label no one wants: it is worrisome, it augurs 'overtreatment, ' and it has no potential for personal benefit. This elegant book forewarns you. It also teaches you how and why to ask, 'Do I really need to know this?' before agreeing to any diagnostic or screening test. A close read is good for your health. &#9472; Nortin M. Hadler, MD, professor of medicine and microbiology/immunology at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and author of Worried Sick and The Last Well Person <br> We've all been made to belie

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"Dr. H. Gilbert Welch is a nationally recognized expert on the effects of medical screening who has appeared on ""The Today Show, "" CNN, NPR, and in the ""New York Times"" and ""Washington Post."" He and his coauthors, Dr. Lisa M. Schwartz and Dr. Steven Woloshin, nationally recognized experts in risk communication, are professors at the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice."

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