Our Science Café tackles medical screening: while advances allow detection of diseases like prostate and breast cancer much earlier, some in the medical field worry about the potential for over-diagnosis and overtreatment. But patients and doctors alike are dealing with risk and anxiety, and many feel that if widespread testing can save even one life, it’s worth it.
GUESTS:
- Dave Brooks - reporter for the Nashua of Telegraph. He writes the "Granite Geek" column and moderates Nashua Science Cafe New Hampshire.
- Jose Montero - director of the Division of Public Health Services (DPHS) at the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services.
- Gilbert Welch - a general internist at the White River Junction VA and a professor of Medicine at the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Research. Dr. Welch’s research has focused on overdiagnosis in cancer screening, which he addressed in his book, “Should I Be Tested For Cancer?”
