Dr. Otis Brawley, an oncologist and chief medical officer for the American Cancer Society, has long been an outspoken critic of unnecessary medical tests and procedures.
On this topic, he is perhaps best known for his opposition to the routine screening of men for prostate cancer, pointing out repeatedly that the scientific evidence does not support it — and stating that anybody who says otherwise is “not telling the truth.”
Earlier this week, Brawley spoke before a group of medical reporters at the annual conference of the Association of Health Care Journalists in Atlanta. Although I didn’t attend the event, I watched Brawley’s on-the-record speech on YouTube.
Once again, he didn’t mince words.
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Saturday, May 5, 2012
Funny or Die Where should the government be? Up my vagina.
LP - Love my right to choose how about my right not to choose.
Thursday, April 26, 2012
U.S. health care is a 'subtle form of corruption' says leading cancer doctor | MinnPost
U.S. health care is a 'subtle form of corruption' says leading cancer doctor | MinnPost
U.S. health care is a 'subtle form of corruption' says leading cancer doctor
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Dr. Otis Brawley
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