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Medical debates around early detection and overdiagnosis have become increasingly polarised, often masking shared values and ethical complexity. Here, Elspeth Davies reflects on why evidence alone cannot resolve these conflicts – and how changing our language and listening practices could help move medicine from entrenched disagreement toward more constructive dialogue.

Man and woman standing at the edge of the cliff and discussing with megaphone. (Used clipping mask)
Annette Plüddemann

Annette Plüddemann

HonsBSc MSc PhD Annette Plüddemann - Associate Professor

Joseph Wherton

Joseph Wherton

BSc (Hons), PhD Joseph Wherton - Associate Professor

Richard Stevens

Richard Stevens

BA MSc PhD Richard Stevens - Professor of Medical Statistics

Kathryn Curtis

Kathryn Curtis

John Powell

MA MB BChir MSc PhD PGCertMedEd MRCPsych FFPH FFCI John Powell - Professor of Digital Health

Anne Ferrey

Anne Ferrey

Ph.D., FHEA Anne Ferrey - Senior Researcher

Vanessa Eade

Vanessa Eade

Vanessa Eade - Research Operations Coordinator - Medical Sociology and Health Experiences Research Group

Olivia Hales

Olivia Hales

Alison Chisholm

Alison Chisholm

MA, MSc, PhD Alison Chisholm - Qualitative Researcher and British Academy Innovation Fellow

Andrew Farmer

Andrew Farmer

Andrew Farmer - Professor of General Practice

Mary Logan

Mary Logan

Mary Logan - Senior Programme Manager / OIDH Operational Lead

Nicholas Jones

Nicholas Jones

Nicholas Jones - NIHR Clinical Lecturer in General Practice

Nicholas DeVito

Nicholas DeVito

MPH, DPhil Nicholas DeVito - Postdoctoral Researcher

Clare Bankhead

Clare Bankhead

DPhil; MSc; BSc Clare Bankhead - Professor of Epidemiology and Research Design

Tim Coulson

Tim Coulson

Tim Coulson - Co-Lead & Professor of Biology, Jesus College

Pia Vracko

Pia Vracko

Pia Vracko

Kathy Taylor

BSc MSc PhD Kathy Taylor - Senior Medical Statistician

Jared Robinson

Jared Robinson

BSc (Hons) Jared Robinson - Senior Trial Manager

Jennifer Hirst

Jennifer Hirst

BSc MSc DPhil Jennifer Hirst - Senior Research Fellow

Dimitrios Koutoukidis

Dimitrios Koutoukidis

RD PhD MSc AFHEA Dimitrios Koutoukidis - Associate Professor

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