Unreason: It varies from cancer to cancer. Some screening programs are really effective. Cervical cancers used to be one of the more common diseases for women to die from. Tests that detect early-stage changes in cervical cells– pap smears and their successors – work well enough. They don’t have to be great because most cervical cancers usually take a really long time time to develop – many years or even decades. And treatment at an early stage is very effective. That’s the ideal combination of conditions for effective screening. So, now death from cervical cancer is relatively rare in every county with a screening program. Most screening programs for other cancers aren’t as effective because one or another of those conditions isn’t as good – tests aren’t good at detecting early stage disease, the cancer develops faster, or early treatment isn’t as effective. And unfortunately, there aren’t any good screening tests at all for many types of cancer. So, it’s possible, but only in some cases and only to varying degrees in those cases. Plenty of room for improvement.

I actually just got done with a project involving a company that dealt with early detection through genetic testing…this is one of a few companies that are making it happen
https://archerdx.com/

DudesTown: So Unreason, how is someone supposed to identify certain cancers quickly enough to combat them before they spread? Is it impossible?

It varies from cancer to cancer. Some screening programs are really effective. Cervical cancers used to be one of the more common diseases for women to die from. Tests that detect early-stage changes in cervical cells – pap smears and their successors – work well enough. They don’t have to be great because most cervical cancers usually take a really long time time to develop – many years or even decades. And treatment at an early stage is very effective. That’s the ideal combination of conditions for effective screening. So, now death from cervical cancer is relatively rare in every county with a screening program. Most screening programs for other cancers aren’t as effective because one or another of those conditions isn’t as good – tests aren’t good at detecting early stage disease, the cancer develops faster, or early treatment isn’t as effective. And unfortunately, there aren’t any good screening tests at all for many types of cancer. So, it’s possible, but only in some cases and only to varying degrees in those cases. Plenty of room for improvement.

other favorite uses of the word dude:
– jeffrey lebowski
– quincy jones

Immanuel Quickley and Alec Burks are out tonight for the Knicks against the Suns.

This seemed to be coming, but it still sucks. The Frankie Smokes Game?

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oh yeah dudestown, now seems like a good time to mention it…

I remember thinking after you had said – “don’t call me dude”, hmmmm, what’s wrong with dude…

coming from new york i think of saying dude sort of like using the word man (yeah man)…kind of an informal way of addressing folks (unlike calling someone “guy”, which is a lot less friendly)…

i had forgotten that at one time in the past the word “dude” was analogous with calling some a “city slicker”…sort of implying they might look good and dress nicely, but, they were pretty useless in practical situations…you know, like manly stuff like shoeing and riding a horse or fixing a leaky faucet, none of which i myself can actually do 🙂

my favorite use of the word dude in a song – bruce’s Spirit in the Night:
Crazy Janey and her mission man were back in the alley tradin’ hands
‘long came Wild Billy with his friend G-man all duded up for Saturday night

You’re alright, dude.

I remember thinking after you had said – “don’t call me dude”, hmmmm, what’s wrong with dude…

coming from new york i think of saying dude sort of like using the word man (yeah man)…kind of an informal way of addressing folks (unlike calling someone “guy”, which is a lot less friendly)…

i had forgotten that at one time in the past the word “dude” was analogous with calling some a “city slicker”…sort of implying they might look good and dress nicely, but, they were pretty useless in practical situations…you know, like manly stuff like shoeing and riding a horse or fixing a leaky faucet, none of which i myself can actually do 🙂

my favorite use of the word dude in a song – bruce’s Spirit in the Night:
Crazy Janey and her mission man were back in the alley tradin’ hands
‘long came Wild Billy with his friend G-man all duded up for Saturday night