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prostate cancer screening

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Floradora9 Tue 20-May-25 21:37:52

In Scotland my DH over 80 gets a blood test if he asks for one. We have a friend who has stage 4 prostate cancer and his wife is bitter that he was never offered a test . He was a pharmacist so why did he never just ask for one he lives in the same town as us ?

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NanaMaryNH Tue 20-May-25 15:52:28

I am a retired RN BSN in the States. Biden's case shows that rules around screening timing can cost lives. In his case, men over 70 are not allowed rectal exams and PSA tests. I wish he had insisted- or paid out of pocket for the test. When my insurance (or doctor) denies my request for a test, I can go to a lab and pay for the test myself. Not a PSA, as I'm a woman, :-) . But to all my male "friends", consider it? God bless.

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