wrong. have seen many unsuspected tumors found during routine screening. many,many,many polyps removed that were highly likely to develop into cancer which would have been missed with non invasive screening (not just benign hyperplastic). these newer testing procedures have a way shorter history of efficacy. i have sedated for and assisted with maybe 1000,2000(?) rountine and emergent colonoscopies. i can not recall 1 untoward event in 5 years. our unit was hosp based and we got patients considered too unstable for the outpt unit or in pts with various GI,renal,pulm,cardiac,neuro issues. do not remember 1 procedure related event. saw several but other metabolic/sedation related.
this does reflect my rabid personal outlook. my gr mother died of liver mets @ age 72. well before colonoscopy was available to her. got a bowel obst. had colon tumor,had liver mets too far gone. never heard the woman cough or sneeze. likely would have lived to 90.
money? yes,an issue. you can always find some med big shot pushing hard to remove some testing from common use to save money. usually shills for ins co and gov re medicare. PSA and mammogram come to mind in that regard. yea,can find other big shots pushing the opposite way. wonder if this guy is a beneficiary of companies selling the newer testing.