I am disappointed in anyone that uses someone's death as a golf club for their pet topic, or, worse, to garner a few more page views.

And that's all I have to say about that.

I don't feel comfortable discussing this topic, however something stood out: "periodic abdominal scans". I've had an abdomiminal CT done, but I was acutely aware of the danger of high radiation doses: I certainly wouldn't want to repeatedly have the procedure done.

I have annual full chest/abdomen CTs done to monitor my ascending aortic dissection.