Dear Reader, We want to share a recent decision we were asked to diligence—one that illustrates why Carte exists. An executive in San Francisco was advised to undergo gallbladder removal after a known polyp that measured 8 mm a year ago was now measuring 10 mm. Her surgeon explained that this crossed a guideline threshold where malignancy risk is presumed to rise and surgery is favored over continued surveillance. Because of the anatomy and cancer types involved, biopsy and blood tests were...