Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/02/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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: > > >> 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 >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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