{"id":657,"date":"2014-09-16T23:29:28","date_gmt":"2014-09-16T23:29:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theskincancercenter.net\/wp\/?p=657"},"modified":"2016-04-12T13:38:25","modified_gmt":"2016-04-12T13:38:25","slug":"should-you-get-cancer-screenings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theskincancercenter.net\/should-you-get-cancer-screenings\/","title":{"rendered":"Should You Get Cancer Screenings?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Doctors Recommend Weighing Pros and Cons<\/p>\n<p>Does the risk of overdiagnosis mean people should stop getting cancer screenings?<\/p>\n<p>Doctors on both sides of the debate increasingly say patients should weigh all the pros and cons\u2014including their health, age, family history and tolerance for uncertainty\u2014and decide for themselves.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/online.wsj.com\/articles\/should-you-get-cancer-screenings-1410724837?KEYWORDS=cancer\" target=\"_blank\">Read more<\/a>.<\/p>\nShare our site with friends and family\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-24 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-facebook nolightbox\" data-provider=\"facebook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theskincancercenter.net%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F657&#038;t=Should%20You%20Get%20Cancer%20Screenings%3F&#038;s=100&#038;p&#091;url&#093;=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theskincancercenter.net%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F657&#038;p&#091;images&#093;&#091;0&#093;=&#038;p&#091;title&#093;=Should%20You%20Get%20Cancer%20Screenings%3F\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:24px;height:24px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:5px\"><img alt=\"Facebook\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"display: inline;width:24px;height:24px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theskincancercenter.net\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/48x48\/facebook.png\" \/><\/a><a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-24 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-twitter nolightbox\" data-provider=\"twitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share on Twitter\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theskincancercenter.net%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F657&#038;text=Hey%20check%20this%20out\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:24px;height:24px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:5px\"><img alt=\"twitter\" title=\"Share on Twitter\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"display: inline;width:24px;height:24px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theskincancercenter.net\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/48x48\/twitter.png\" \/><\/a><a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-24 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-mail nolightbox\" data-provider=\"mail\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share by email\" href=\"mailto:?subject=Should%20You%20Get%20Cancer%20Screenings%3F&#038;body=Hey%20check%20this%20out:%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theskincancercenter.net%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F657\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:24px;height:24px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px\"><img alt=\"mail\" title=\"Share by email\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"display: inline;width:24px;height:24px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theskincancercenter.net\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/48x48\/mail.png\" \/><\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Doctors Recommend Weighing Pros and Cons Does the risk of overdiagnosis mean people should stop getting cancer screenings? 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