I came upon an article in the Daily Mirror with the following heading: ” Morning is best for cancer tests”. Furthermore, it states: ‘ Patients being tested for bowel cancer should request an appointment in the mornings. A new American study has found that screening for the disease, using a test called a colonoscopy, is much more effective if given early in the day, when doctors are more likely to discover precancerous growths, called polyps. Bowel cancer kills around 16,000 people a year in the UK, mostly over 65. Researchers studied the results of tests on 477 patients and found those done by 8.30am revealed 27 per cent more polyps than those carried out later. With each passing hour, the numbers declined. Although the study was done at one clinic, researchers at the University of California in Los Angeles say the results are likely to be similar elsewhere. One theory is that doctors perform less well as they tire through the day.’ That’s a major breakthrough. 27 per cent is more than a quarter, so that’s worthwhile to pay attention to. It means that doctors have to get up early, but, on the other hand, don’t have to retain their utmost attention during the whole day. Of course they have to be conscientious and meticulous, but if it turns out that the morning is the most appropriate to take tests, why shouldn’t they prepare for doing it in the morning then? It can maybe exemplify for tests concerning other types of cancer. It evokes feelings of happiness in me that the results are so good. Only changing the time of the day is enough to improve the effects of tests. This is what I call the quintessence of discoveries.
Morning, noon or night? I prefer the morning
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