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Coercion vitiates Consent

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@0occ07 Hey, did you manage to stop the Propranolol? How long did it take for the anxiety and fast heart rate to go away?

[Naomi Harvey “PhD Witch” #WearAMask @Naomi_D_Harvey]

Cervical Smears

Did you know they’re not actually necessary for most people? The painful but I mean.

The first step in a cervical cancer check is to look for active HPV virus 🦠

This can be done at home, with a simple swab - no invasive procedure. You can buy test kits online.

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@HealthwatchE Can you post the RCT that arrived at that "5000 lives" claim? Can you explain why the NHS doesn't offer self testing for HPV?

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@DrShayanSen It didn't work in mice, only rats and beagles. Also, if exposed to light, that stuff's going to give you cancer.

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@MichaelBaum11 At the top of the page, are you on "For you" or "Following". The former will be full of rubbish.

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@mgtmccartney Now do the exact same slides for cervical cancer screening and play spot the difference...

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@HealthwatchE Screening causes over and under-diagnosis. No evidence of reduction in all-cause mortality either.

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@HealthwatchE It has nothing to do with men's views. It has everything to do with the specificity and sensitivity of the test, and the risk of overdiagnosis and underdiagnosis. If the test isn't fit for purpose, it will end up causing harm. Both physical and psychological.

[Smash a Melon, NOT My Boob! @smashamelon]

📣 Smash a Melon, NOT My Boob! is a social media challenge questioning the status quo of breast cancer screening.

🍈 Join us in the Smash a Melon! It’s time to smash the myths, not the women. #SmashAMelon

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[Michael Baum @MichaelBaum11]

@pash22 @ProstateUK @NICEComms @eleanorhayward @susan_bewley @mgtmccartney @naserturabi Thousands of men could avoid unnecessary treatment for prostate cancer by not having the PSA test in the first place without any risk to their life. Challenge me and I will provide the data.

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@MichaelBaum11 Yet another article on screening that doesn't mention cervical screening; a test that isn't even looking for cancer, but rather "abnormal cells" that might, one day, perhaps, become cancerous. May as well flay us all to avoid skin cancer!

[Contemporary OB/GYN® @ContempOBGYN]

A new study shows that a self-collected #cervicalcancer screening device is highly accurate, easy to use, and preferred over clinician collection. https://t.co/g0k1p0ycUR

[Prof. Peter C Gøtzsche @PGtzsche1]

More women lose a breast when they go to screening than if not. And they don’t live longer. So dear women, skip screening and leave your breasts where they are. This was a draft frontpage for my freely available 2024 book I didn’t use. The British use cups to cover the butter.

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@NorthernCancer So 10% of results are abnormal, yet the LIFETIME risk of developing cervical cancer is ~0.7%. Overdiagnosis and overtreatment are rife.

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@MichaelBaum11 @Bozenka_2023 @susan_bewley @mgtmccartney @BreastCancerNow @trishgreenhalgh @pash22 This is a trial comparing VIA to SOC from 2005. Prior to CS implementation in 1964, was there an RCT that showed decrease in overall mortality rate that justified implementation?

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@MichaelBaum11 @Bozenka_2023 @susan_bewley @mgtmccartney @BreastCancerNow @trishgreenhalgh @pash22 Is there an RCT showing that cervical screening saves lives that I'm unaware of?!

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And about time. Now @NHSEngland needs to pay attention.

[Ash Paul @pash22]

Draft Recommendations for US
Cervical Cancer Screening from @USPSTF https://t.co/mxLBINpSWr @susan_bewley @ProfJoyceHarper

[Susan Bewley @susan_bewley]

Women with in-depth understanding of harms of overdiagnosis & overRx confidently decline breast screening & it adds to their dissatisfaction with the way NHSBSP present info. Good. Stop bullying us! @mgtmccartney @BreastCancerNow @trishgreenhalgh @pash22 https://t.co/wEQZTdl1dz

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@NHSEngland There has never been an RCT that shows that cervical screening reduces deaths from cervical cancer. More info here: https://t.co/R7Ylp3E2j4

[Tom Marshall @TomPMarshall]

Screening: do strong a priori beliefs outweigh facts?

In a survey, 83% of women aged 40-49 would take part in a hypothetical mammography screening programme.
This is despite being told there were no benefits & potential harms.
Many disbelieved the information provided