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Subject: [Leica] Elder Prostate Wisdom
From: steve.barbour at gmail.com (Steve Barbour)
Date: Sun, 22 Feb 2015 14:39:51 -0800
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> On Feb 22, 2015, at 3:58 AM, Douglas Nygren via LUG <lug at 
> leica-users.org> wrote:
> 
> One of my doctors told me that every man's prostate will eventually kill 
> him. If we could live forever, our prostates would do us in nevertheless.
> That said, I read somewhere, if I am not mistaken, that the doctor who 
> invented the PSA no longer believes in it.

who ? why? is this documented?


s


> I reported such to my doctor who nevertheless thinks the test is a good 
> idea. 
> "In tests we believe," should be printed on the dollar bill. It's like 
> military weapons in the hands of the police. If you've got them, you've 
> got to use them.
> If you don't test and the patient gets prostate cancer, you are liable, I 
> would guess.
> If your PSA gives a false alarms, your doctor is not in danger of being 
> sued.
> Personally, I abide by what the U.S. Surgeon General may have said, 
> namely, Science has proven that life is hazardous to your health.
> BTW, I do get my PSA checked.
> Cheers?? Doug
> 
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