Originally Posted by
Harrie
One may possibly assume that with a name like psychic a little more understanding of human psychology would be a given. Motivation for different forms of human behavior comes down to basic self preservation which is manifested in greed, power, denial, distraction, lies, etc, anything to maintain or enhance ones own survival in an unequal world.
Vested interests are one of those manifestations of survival. Professional bodies act to protect their members from economic loss even if this is against the interests of those who would most benefit from a better solution to a problem either health or financial wise.
You say there is a world of competition in this field. Maybe, but the world is waiting for years of trials and data to prove that whatever this new test may be, why it would be more predictive than something that is already proven over several years of data collection. The AUA is already begrudgingly accepting Cxbladder as being more effective in detection of bladder cancer than a $4 grand invasive biopsy. They certainly are not shouting from the rooftops about it, but why would they when most of their members are on the cystoscopy gravy train.
Insurance companies are not that stupid as to continually pay out on cystoscopys when they can pay around 80% less for an alternative with a better NPV. Its just a matter of time and education which is more likely to come about through consumers, similar to PCR tests for HPV, nasal swap tests vs saliva tests etc