Eric

But you don't go ahead and have a total body MRI just because you're going on a fishing expedition because you could wind up having all sorts of biopsies.

So there's a thing called a polygenic risk score for each type of cancer. Breast, colon, prostate, lung. And these are very inexpensive. You know, you could get these for about $50 or so.

So there's a thing called a polygenic risk score for each type of cancer. Breast, colon, prostate, lung. And these are very inexpensive. You know, you could get these for about $50 or so.

So there's a thing called a polygenic risk score for each type of cancer. Breast, colon, prostate, lung. And these are very inexpensive. You know, you could get these for about $50 or so.

Polygenic risk score. Yeah. Okay. They basically will tell you your risk for a particular cancer. And there's about 10 different companies that offer these now. And they can even be done through saliva. You don't even have to have a blood test. So that's a good way to know about your risk in your lifetime. But again, you don't want to just rely on one layer of data.

Polygenic risk score. Yeah. Okay. They basically will tell you your risk for a particular cancer. And there's about 10 different companies that offer these now. And they can even be done through saliva. You don't even have to have a blood test. So that's a good way to know about your risk in your lifetime. But again, you don't want to just rely on one layer of data.

Polygenic risk score. Yeah. Okay. They basically will tell you your risk for a particular cancer. And there's about 10 different companies that offer these now. And they can even be done through saliva. You don't even have to have a blood test. So that's a good way to know about your risk in your lifetime. But again, you don't want to just rely on one layer of data.

You'd like to have other layers of data backing that up. And so that's where you can learn even more. And as you mentioned, like if your family history, maybe you have a trend going on and some routine blood tests going in the wrong direction. This is where when we have AI analyze all your data and point to say, you know what, this is your risk in your life.

You'd like to have other layers of data backing that up. And so that's where you can learn even more. And as you mentioned, like if your family history, maybe you have a trend going on and some routine blood tests going in the wrong direction. This is where when we have AI analyze all your data and point to say, you know what, this is your risk in your life.

You'd like to have other layers of data backing that up. And so that's where you can learn even more. And as you mentioned, like if your family history, maybe you have a trend going on and some routine blood tests going in the wrong direction. This is where when we have AI analyze all your data and point to say, you know what, this is your risk in your life.

This is the one for you to be on guard about. But right now we have some rudimentary data to help us understand who's at risk and what for. And so if somebody offered me an MRI, total body, for free, I wouldn't have it because it's a recipe for trouble. It's a recipe for finding things that you wouldn't want to find because then you have to chase them down.

This is the one for you to be on guard about. But right now we have some rudimentary data to help us understand who's at risk and what for. And so if somebody offered me an MRI, total body, for free, I wouldn't have it because it's a recipe for trouble. It's a recipe for finding things that you wouldn't want to find because then you have to chase them down.

This is the one for you to be on guard about. But right now we have some rudimentary data to help us understand who's at risk and what for. And so if somebody offered me an MRI, total body, for free, I wouldn't have it because it's a recipe for trouble. It's a recipe for finding things that you wouldn't want to find because then you have to chase them down.

And you could have complications, as I've had patients who then they had a liver biopsy and they bled many units. They had all sorts of things. And it was benign, of course. Unfortunately, we have celebrities everywhere. and doctors who are advocating these total body MRIs, and there's nothing, there's no proof.

And you could have complications, as I've had patients who then they had a liver biopsy and they bled many units. They had all sorts of things. And it was benign, of course. Unfortunately, we have celebrities everywhere. and doctors who are advocating these total body MRIs, and there's nothing, there's no proof.

And you could have complications, as I've had patients who then they had a liver biopsy and they bled many units. They had all sorts of things. And it was benign, of course. Unfortunately, we have celebrities everywhere. and doctors who are advocating these total body MRIs, and there's nothing, there's no proof.

They say they're going to do a trial, but they haven't done it, and we're not going to know for years. And until then, it's just anecdotes.

They say they're going to do a trial, but they haven't done it, and we're not going to know for years. And until then, it's just anecdotes.

They say they're going to do a trial, but they haven't done it, and we're not going to know for years. And until then, it's just anecdotes.

Yeah, you know, it's interesting. Here we are in Boston and the Mass General Brigham is supplying the polygenic risk score to their patients. They're the first health system to do that. And so they're getting a readout for their risk of the various types of cancer and heart disease.