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In today's program, we continue the theme of overdiagnosis,

amid growing concern that, in the quest for earlier detection,

doctors are sometimes trying too hard, turning healthy people into worried patients.

But what constitutes trying too hard? Well healthy people into worried patients. But what constitutes trying too hard?

Well, that depends upon who you ask.

On the one hand, there are the hawks who think we should be more aggressive in looking for

and treating silent risk factors.

Professor Brian Williams is hawkish on high blood pressure.

We're trying now to move towards the philosophy that every stroke and every heart attack is potentially preventable.

Why has somebody had a stroke when they're 50 and 60?

It shouldn't be happening.

Why has somebody had a heart attack?

We have the information now to understand why these things can be prevented.

So should we be looking at these as almost like a serious untoward incident?

And then there are the doves, like chess specialist, Professor Alan Maurice,

who has a cholesterol level of nine, nearly twice the level regarded as healthy.

It is, yes. Do I take any treatment?

No.

Did you consider taking treatment? What made you decide not to?

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