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Subject: [Leica] OT (very) The Great Prostate Debate: Does Screening Save Lives?: Scientific American
From: steve.barbour at gmail.com (Steve Barbour)
Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2012 16:55:16 -0800
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On Feb 8, 2012, at 4:49 PM, John Collier wrote:

> The problem with testing is that quite often you find things that can only 
> be actually tested with a biopsy or more invasive surgery. The human body 
> is full of tissue anomalies -- you should see the size of my nose!

I wonder if that puts you at risk for a nosocomial infection John.

I recomend a CT scan....


:-)


Steve


> Most of anomalies turn out to be benign, however, biopsies and surgeries 
> bring there own risks so, yes, you can easily end up where testing is 
> causing more harm than good. As with many of life's issues and problems, 
> there just isn't an easy answer.

ps   true.


> 
> For me the question that always springs to mind is, why are we all so 
> afraid of death? It's pretty much the only sure thing going. Relax, given 
> our hunter/gatherer roots, we were really only meant to last into our 
> thirties tops.
> 
> John
> 
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Replies: Reply from jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols) ([Leica] OT (very) The Great Prostate Debate: Does ScreeningSave Lives?: Scientific American)
In reply to: Message from john.o.newell at comcast.net (J. Newell) ([Leica] OT (very) The Great Prostate Debate: Does Screening Save Lives?: Scientific American)
Message from jbcollier at shaw.ca (John Collier) ([Leica] OT (very) The Great Prostate Debate: Does Screening Save Lives?: Scientific American)