Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/11/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Nov 7, 2008, at 10:51 AM, Philip Leeson wrote: > Current conclusion is that if you get an aggressive cancer, outlook > is somewhat poor, and early detection is rarely the case. > But with the much, much more common, easily screened/detected > variety all treatments are about the same in terms of survival. > Pick your side effect... > > There is no consensus.... this makes me conclude that PSA is rarely useful...Steve > > > Phil > > > > On Nov 6, 2008, at 11:12 PM, Steve Barbour wrote: > >>> I routinely send patients to this site for an unbiased review: >>> >>> <http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/prostatecancer.html> >> >> hi Phil, >> >> seems that it's a quagmire, an unbiased review on a huge subject >> with no consensus... >> >> this means that the patient gets to choose... >> >> if medical specialists cannot choose, how can the patient >> effectively choose ? >> >> Steve >> >>> PJL >>> On Nov 6, 2008, at 6:20 PM, Brian Reid wrote: >>> >>>> Now that I think about it, this is probably rather on-topic. >>>> Even though we wish it were otherwise, the demographics of the LUG >>>> are such that there are about 1000 people here who really do need >>>> to >>>> pay attention to prostate cancer. It's hard to keep on pushing that >>>> shutter button when you're dead. >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more >>>> information >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information