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Prostate cancer: Free tests a mixed blessing

From Thursday's Globe and Mail

Experts say benefits of free tests outweigh concerns about the test's implications and accuracy ...Read the full article

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  1. Lawrence Hutchinson from Houston, United States writes: PSAs dramatically improve the outcomes for men with prostate cancer.

    This has never been shown.
  2. t m from guelph, Canada writes: The Doctor that developed this test has said since that it is a useless test. More money the gov't is using for a quick fix, just like the story on joint replacements and gastric bypass surgery--a quick fix. It is time to fix our so called health care sytem and find some alternatives in conjuction with our "modern medicine" that is costing us a fortune and really doesn't "cure" anybody. Just because we live longer but are on 5 or 6 or 10 medications doesn't make us healthy.

    Just my two cents worth.

    Tm
  3. No Name from Canada writes: tm, I was not able to find a story on gastric bypass that called it a quick fix. Instead I found a story that claimed that it could send diabetics in to remission. Didn't search for the joint replacement. Can you back that up?

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