RFK Jr. says cancer screenings are too ‘woke’ now. As an actual doctor, I disagree.

6 centimeters mass. These are words that break down the heart of my patient, but ultimately gave him the chance to save and extend his life.

Weeks ago, he saw a doctor for a control without worrying about his health. Follower US Preventive Services Task Force The advice learned that he was an old cigarette and ordered scanning. Lung cancer was found, which was in my hospital for chemotherapy and immunotherapy.

Without task force guides, the primary care doctor of my patient may not have ordered this screening, and may not be caught or uncovered before the cancer was spread to 4.

Task Force Published Screening Recommendations for Patients In the last 40 years He caught infections, detected cancers, and saved otherwise. However, Report now Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. This task force is completely abolished and replaced by all 16 expert members due to the reasons for the political and cultural war.

This would be a disaster for public health.

RFK JR. He thinks that the prevention of healable disease is very ‘awake’

Preventive services are assigned to provide scanning recommendations to find diseases before becoming fatal. These guidelines are evidence -based and are often updated as new scientific studies are published.

Printing -step doctors rely on them as diagnostic tests are the most effective and highest efficiency for patients. Insurance companies use the suggestions of the Mission Force to know which studies to address. His work is important and important.

However, RFK JR. If he wants to develop this institution, we will be in danger.

Idea: RFK JR. A man who is not bad. However, the misinformed vaccine policy will be fatal.

He already did it once. In June, Kennedy fired 17 members Disease Control Centers and Prevention Immune Applications Advisory Committee, a committee that advises on vaccination programs, due to very little logical reasons.

He changed them with the known vaccine skeptics and prevented both his solid scientific studies and public confidence in the organization. This is by the way, The measles cases in the US are at the highest level in 30 years.

It has been reported that Kennedy can do these lifting operations in preventing services, because members Very “awakened.”

Do not do America backwards in public health

Remember, these are individuals who recommend or seek things like cervical cancer screening. Depression after my part Pregnant people.

Idea: I’m a doctor. Trump’s Crusade against universities weakens the future of your health.

These are solid suggestions that should not be striking. What woke up in this? Do some point to things like “person” selection instead of “women”? Don’t be a snowflake and do not exceed yourself. These are important suggestions to reach all Americans.

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Even if it does not pass this liquidation, RFK Jr. Insecurity is instilled in our expert medical and scientific institutions.

If he passes with him, he was attacked, at the same time access to the vulnerable, which will weaken the pole of public health, which is preventive services. Medicaid cuts the beautiful beautiful bill.

Doing these actions will not make America healthy again. America will back back in public health and backward in the fight against cancer and disease.

We need to steal alarm to stop all these actions that harm our Americans.

Thomas K. Lew is a medical professor at Stanford University Faculty of Medicine and a hospital medical doctor at Stanford Health Tri-Valley. All the views expressed are itself. Follow him on x: @Thomaslewmd

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