King Charles argued on Friday that, thanks to early diagnosis, his treatment will be reduced in the New Year.
He urged people to take up cancer screening saying: “Early diagnosis quite simply saves lives.”
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King Charles 'deeply touched' by reaction to cancer TV message, says Buckingham Palace
In a TV broadcast on Friday night, the King said an early diagnosis was key to the "good news" that his treatment is being scaled back.Sofia Ferreira Santos (BBC News)
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Members of the Fredonia Garden Club gathered at The White Inn in May for their annual luncheon and installation of officers.Gardening (All For Gardening)
No one has faced trial for 2020 ‘fake electors’ plan. In Wisconsin, it might happen.
https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2025/1213/wisconsin-trump-fake-electors-trial?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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No one has faced trial for 2020 ‘fake electors’ plan. In Wisconsin, it might happen.
Criminal cases over a “fake elector” scheme to keep Donald Trump in office after his 2020 election loss have mostly run aground. In Wisconsin, a case involving three key figures in the effort might be headed for trial.Simon Montlake (The Christian Science Monitor)
As inflation weighs on voters, Trump is paying a high price, too
https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2025/1213/affordability-trump-prices-inflation?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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As inflation weighs on voters, Trump is paying a high price, too
With his approval rating for economic leadership dropping in polls, President Trump has tried to downplay voters’ concerns about affordability. The same problem that tripped up Joe Biden is now dogging Mr. Trump.Linda Feldmann (The Christian Science Monitor)
Ook waren er 67 asielaanvragen van Amerikanen.
'In Canada, Engeland of Ierland is het bijna onmogelijk om een visum te krijgen. In tegenstelling tot Nederland.
Voor trans en queer mensen is de VS een bijzonder onveilige plek geworden.'
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Nederland populaire bestemming onder Amerikanen die de VS willen verlaten
Een groeiende groep Amerikanen vertrekt naar Nederland. Ons land is een populaire bestemming, mede dankzij een verdrag tussen de twee landen uit 1956. Daarnaast proberen ook meer Amerikanen hier asiel aan te vragen.Brian van der Bol (NOS Nieuws)
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Texas Senate race sets up moderates vs. fighters – in both parties
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Texas Senate race sets up moderates vs. fighters – in both parties
It’s been a big month for politics in Texas, after the Supreme Court approved redistricted congressional maps and top candidates solidified running plans.Henry Gass (The Christian Science Monitor)
Europe Faces Travel Mayhem: EasyJet, Air France, and British Airways Disrupt 33 Flights and 201 Delays Amid Severe Weather – Passengers Left Stranded Across the UK, France, Portugal, and More, Here’s What You Need to Know
In a significant disruption to the travel industry, three major European airlines—EasyJet, Air France, and British Airways—have been forced to cancel over 30BYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
‘Arriving in my ancestral town offered me closure’: Inside the rise of roots tourism in Italy
Jim Fiorini’s father was one of the more than two million Italians who emigrated to the US in the first decades of the 1900s, spurred by the promise of theBYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
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Content warning: Link to article about suicide.Jack Yan (甄爵恩) (Mastodon)
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Lurup Impressionen – Hamburg und die Geduld der Fuhrleute
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Kit Yates
in reply to Kit Yates • • •Screening works when well run: across lung, cervical and breast programmes in the UK it reduces deaths.
The principle is simple—catch disease earlier, treat more effectively.
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in reply to Kit Yates • • •So why did the UKNSC advise against rolling out routine prostate screening to all men?
Because benefits and harms must be balanced at population scale—hence a targeted approach.
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What the new prostrate cancer screening recommendation means for you
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Kit Yates
in reply to Kit Yates • • •The draft recommendation: screen every 2 years for men 45–61 with confirmed BRCA1/2 mutations.
Only around 0.3% of men have these, and fewer are in that age band—so targeting maximises benefit, minimises harm.
genomicseducation.hee.nhs.uk/g…
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BRCA1 and BRCA2 — Knowledge Hub
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Kit Yates
in reply to Kit Yates • • •Part of the answer is economic: modelling for the UKNSC found repeated whole‑population screening was least cost‑effective, while focusing on higher‑risk groups was far more cost‑effective.
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Kit Yates
in reply to Kit Yates • • •Another part is test accuracy. PSA is not cancer‑specific.
In population screening, even a small drop in specificity means false positives can swamp true positives—causing anxiety and deterring future attendance.
Read more about false positives here
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Kit Yates
in reply to Kit Yates • • •The harms aren’t just false positives.
Overdiagnosis finds cancers so small/slow‑growing they’d never cause problems—yet many people undergo painful or invasive treatments unnecessarily.
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Kit Yates
in reply to Kit Yates • • •A key problem with the PSA test: it can’t reliably distinguish dangerous cancers from benign conditions like BPH (enlarged prostate), which also raise PSA - which can lead to costly follow‑ups and overtreatment.
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Enlarged prostate
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Kit Yates
in reply to Kit Yates • • •Bottom line: UK screening programmes are targeted to those at higher risk to reduce harm and improve value.
With ~9 million in the UK not up to date with at least one screening, if you’ve been invited, don’t miss it.
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King Charles 'deeply touched' by reaction to cancer TV message, says Buckingham Palace
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Kit Yates
in reply to Kit Yates • • •Adapted from my substack "To Screen or not to Screen?":
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To screen or not to screen?
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