Those unlikely to progress would avoid unnecessary and toxic treatments.

You quote one corporate health plan director as saying the higher costs will make patients avoid unnecessary treatments.

If you do happen to want exotic, un-proven or unnecessary treatment, there are private companies available.

That would keep quality high, fees low and eliminate unnecessary treatment.

That in turn could be leading to some unnecessary treatments.

The downside to the scheduled treatment is the risk of carrying out unnecessary treatments.

Thus, women must run the risk of getting unnecessary and dangerous treatment: radiation, chemotherapy, surgery.

If a doctor recommends an unnecessary treatment or test, it may not show in any of these types of studies.

Tests can also predict whether particular drugs won't work - which saves money and unnecessary treatment.

This is unnecessary treatment that can have significant side effects.