Comment by joshfraser
4 days ago
We've all heard someone say "if only we had caught it sooner".
The stats are pretty staggering. Cancer has a 80% survival rate IF you catch it at stage 1. By the time you get to stage 4 your odds drop to 20%. Despite everyone agreeing that early detection is the key, most doctors will discourage preventative screenings because of fear of "causing anxiety" because of the high false positive rate. You're supposed to just wait until you start pissing blood or something.
But you know what's worse than a little anxiety? Getting cancer and not finding out in time.
The best thing you can do is go sign up for a preventative screening with someone like Prenuvo or Mirovita. The price for elective MRIs has fallen drastically over the last few years. I just checked and right now can get a full body MRI with Mirovita for less than a thousand bucks.
I can't think of a better investment for your health and peace of mind.
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