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It's not just a matter of finite resources.

Any sort of treatment is invasive. Almost all form of medical treatment has side effects and risks.

Finding out you have "cancer" is traumatic and extremely emotional, though breast cancer is one of the most survivable (in part because, well, everyone loves boobs. Prostate cancer, on the other hand...)

Putting these tools in the hands of medical professionals is one thing. Putting them in the hands of the general public is beyond irresponsible.

People physically assaulted doctors and nurses for not being given ivermectin; imagine how insufferable people will get when some website examined their mammogram and said they have cancer.



> ...breast cancer is one of the most survivable (in part because, well, everyone loves boobs. Prostate cancer, on the other hand...)

Extremely weird take. Not least because the survival rates for breast cancer and prostate cancer are very similar.




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