The New York Times recently ran an article by an author who was questioning whether breast-cancer screenings save lives (and breasts). When I heard about this article, I felt quite distressed, fearing that a statement such as this would set us back rather than move us forward in getting more women diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer.

For at-risk people, the answer is yes, and soon! The hepatitis C virus (HCV) is the leading cause of liver failure, liver cancer, and liver transplantation in the U.S. Estimates are that HVC kills more than 10,000 Americans each year.