Alan Cassels: 2 books
by Alan Cassels
Language: English
Release Date: November 9, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: November 9, 2015
"The Cochrane Collaboration... rivals the Human Genome Project in its potential implications for modern medicine." - C. David Naylor, The Lancet
"How can we have a rational health service if we don't know which of the things being done in it are useful and which are useless or...
Seeking Sickness
Medical Screening and the Misguided Hunt for Disease
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2012
Why wouldn't you want to be screened to see if you're at risk for cancer, heart disease, or another potentially lethal condition? After all, better safe than sorry. Right?
Not so fast, says Alan Cassels. His Seeking Sickness takes us inside the world of medical screening, where well-meaning...