ylidiagnoosit
Ylidiagnoosit, or overdiagnosis, refers to the medical practice of diagnosing a condition in a person who may not have developed or will never develop the condition to a symptomatic or harmful degree. This can occur when screening tests identify abnormalities that would not have caused health problems. For example, early-stage cancers detected through screening might be so slow-growing that they would never have progressed to cause symptoms or death.
The phenomenon of ylidiagnoosit raises concerns about the potential harms of medical intervention. Treating an overdiagnosed
Identifying and managing ylidiagnoosit is a complex challenge in modern medicine. It involves a careful balance