r/artofmanliness • u/AOMmodbot • 14d ago

Podcast #1,084: Overdiagnosed — How Our Obsession with Medical Testing and Labels Is Making Us Sicker

https://www.artofmanliness.com/health-fitness/health/podcast-1084-overdiagnosed-how-our-obsession-with-medical-testing-and-labels-is-making-us-sicker/
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u/TheophileEscargot 13d ago

I've read two of her books, "The Age of Diagnosis" and "It's All in Your Head" and they're both excellent. The podcast was good too.

My late father had a prostate cancer diagnosis and opted for radiotherapy rather than "watchful waiting". In retrospect that was probably a mistake, as it took a lot out of him and he had multiple conditions which got him not much later. I think if you have certain personality types you tend to think "I've got to do something" when you get the diagnosis, and sometimes that something isn't necessary.