It is fear of cancer that drives women to seek medical consultation. The information on breast cancer has generated a lot of awareness to the point of producing fear in women. To think that only 5% of breast masses are cancer and only in the ages of 30 years and above that we find breast cancer. Thus, I often face a very anxious girl in her twenty's with a breast mass and it takes a lot of coaxing and talking to tell her that there is nothing to fear.
But before she had decided to seek consultation she injured nights of useless anxiety which to my mind is so depressing.
This is a set back to medical education extended to layman. On one hand, it is good people are made aware of cancer. But on the other hand, we cannot impart the whole gamut of medical information unless you go to medical school. Little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
But before she had decided to seek consultation she injured nights of useless anxiety which to my mind is so depressing.
This is a set back to medical education extended to layman. On one hand, it is good people are made aware of cancer. But on the other hand, we cannot impart the whole gamut of medical information unless you go to medical school. Little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
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