Ignoring signs of Cancer?

"You might expect that the next advances in cancer prevention will mean better and more frequent tests that will pick up tumors at the earliest possible stage, followed by a blitzkrieg treatment that will completely wipe out the disease. Not so, predicts physician H. Gilbert Welch, professor at the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice. He believes that as our understanding of cancer biology improves, we will use cancer tests more judiciously —and treat less. Already, he says, we have overdiagnosed and overtreated millions of patients who would have done just fine without medical intervention. Welch wants doctors to do the unthinkable: Consider ignoring some early signs of cancer. It sounds like an outrageous proposal, but some of Welch’s skepticism about the value of aggressive screening and early treatment is taking hold."

I picked this lede out from a recent article found online from Discovery Magazine. I thought that this lede was very engaging. We all know that cancer is such a serious topic so it shocked me that someone would think it best to ignore its early signs.

Its probably true that all of us know someone who has been affected by cancer and early detection is the main thing that might have saved them so why ignore it? Well, you'll have to read the article.

I think that this lede made me think. Which in turn made me want to learn more, which is why I read the rest of the article. Good ledes that make you think are important. Not only do they have some catchy title or phrase that gets your attention but they give you a hint of detailed information that makes you want to read on. I think that this lede did that perfectly.