Sunday, August 19, 2018

Need change in Terminology. ALEEM.M.A. BMJ 2018;362:k3528

BMJ

Editor's ChoiceOverdiagnosis and the cancer label

BMJ 2018; 362 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.k3528 (Published 16 August 2018)

Cite this as: BMJ 2018;362:k3528

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Re: Overdiagnosis and the cancer label

Need change in Terminology.

A new terminology is required to name the low grade cancers . Whenever the word cancer is mentioned as a diagnosis of a tumour , patients and their families are worrying much, even the type of the neoplasm is low grade one.

So to avoid the word cancer in low grade cancer it can be considered to find a new name for this condition or can be named as LGN ( Low Grade Neoplasm) to avoid over interpretation of the the condition by the patients or their relatives.

Competing interests: No competing interests

17 August 2018

M.A. Aleem

Emeritus Professor* Neurologist**

The Tamilnadu Dr.M.G.R.Medical University** ABC Hospital**

Chennai 600032* Trichy 620018** Tamilnadu India

@drmaaleem

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