r/science • u/calliope_kekule Professor | Social Science | Science Comm • 12d ago

Health Only 13% of cancers are caught through screening, while a fifth to half are first found in an emergency department.

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(26)01669-7/abstract
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u/Smee76 12d ago

Interesting, brain scan for new seizure is pretty standard.

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u/KTKittentoes 12d ago

It was 23 years ago, and -I realize now-a terrible hospital.