Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/02/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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: > > >> On Feb 22, 2015, at 3:46 PM, Philip Leeson <leesonpj at gmail.com> wrote: >> >> True >> NY Times opinion piece by Richard Ablin , March 9, 2010 > > > > 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. > > > Steve > > > >> >> 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 >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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