Excellently put seeformiles.

I, like my collagues, recognise anxiety and concern in patients coming for investigations which are not only scary in themselves, but which may also produce results which may not be necessarily good news. The task of overcoming this anxiety and guiding and supporting patients through their investigation is one of the biggest challenges which profesisonals such as those in my profession face. It is for this reason that I truly believe that posts such as those seen in this thread, aswell as the general tone of some wesbites which are aimed at 'informing' patients are arguably more destructive to the quality of care which can be provided to patients by health professionals, than helpful.