[Leica] Elder Prostate Wisdom

[Philip Leeson]

I think that if the inventor of the test says it's being misused, it bears some reflection.




> On Feb 22, 2015, at 6:16 PM, Steve Barbour <steve.barbour at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> On Feb 22, 2015, at 3:46 PM, Philip Leeson <leesonpj at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> True
>> NY Times opinion piece by Richard Ablin , March 9, 2010
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> this is perhaps true Phil, (I happen to believe so), but there must be better proof than a NY Times op/ed  piece by someone who runs his own Foundation.
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>> Phil
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>>> 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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