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If 1 in 50 people has a brain aneurysm, why aren't all people screened for them?
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Statistics: Though 1/50 people may have a small aneurysm, but the incidence of larger aneurysms that do pose a higher risk is much lower. Only 1/10,000 will cause symptoms. If we operated on everyone with small aneurysms, we would harm more people than will be harmed by the aneurysms!
Answered 10/28/2017
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