[Leica] Elder Prostate Wisdom

[Philip Leeson]

True
NY Times opinion piece by Richard Ablin , March 9, 2010

Phil



> On Feb 22, 2015, at 4:39 PM, Steve Barbour <steve.barbour at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> On Feb 22, 2015, at 3:58 AM, Douglas Nygren via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> wrote:
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>> 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.
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> who ? why? is this documented?
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>> 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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