Yes, at least when it comes to cancer prophylaxis. As recently revealed by a Norwegian study published in the prestigious British Medical Journal , people go more frequently for medical tests to prevent tumors as Christmas and New Years approach. Specifically, attendance increases by about ten percent during these dates.
This especially affects colon cancer diagnoses , which involve an invasive test such as colonoscopy that generates some anxiety in patients, among other things due to the lack of knowledge about its risks and benefits. Hence, the research authors suggest that doctors send cancer prevention tests, such as mammograms and colonoscopies, in December .
The study also indicates that in the days before or weeks after our birthdays we are also more predisposed to undergo this type of medical test.
