TIL A 2012 systematic review of studies with 182,880 adults under age 65 found that regular doctor's check-ups do not decrease cancer mortality, cardiovascular mortality, or total mortality. Nor did they reduce morbidity. User iQuercus, in the Today I Learned (TIL) subreddit, 24 Jul 2016
Researchers in Denmark find no benefit in annual physician checkups. "With the large number of participants and deaths included, the long follow-up periods used, and considering that cardiovascular and cancer mortality were not reduced, general health checks are unlikely to be beneficial." User [deleted], in the Reddit Science subreddit, 09 Nov 2012