Comments on: Who’s not happy with the new prostate cancer screening recommendations? http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/08/whos-not-happy-at-new-prostate-cancer.html medical blog Sun, 22 Nov 2009 19:59:44 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: The Independent Urologist http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/08/whos-not-happy-at-new-prostate-cancer.html/comment-page-1#comment-86967 The Independent Urologist Tue, 05 Aug 2008 22:05:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2008/08/whos-not-happy-with-the-new-prostate-cancer-screening-recommendations.html#comment-86967 First of all it is a recommendation, not a mandate. The comment by the LA urologist may have been taken out of context. A 75 year old man in good health whose father is still alive may benefit from a biopsy after a proper informed consent discussion. A 50 year old man with Child's B cirrrhosis, on the other hand, would probably not benefit from the screening. Medicine is more complex than a sound bite. But thanks for the post. First of all it is a recommendation, not a mandate. The comment by the LA urologist may have been taken out of context. A 75 year old man in good health whose father is still alive may benefit from a biopsy after a proper informed consent discussion. A 50 year old man with Child’s B cirrrhosis, on the other hand, would probably not benefit from the screening. Medicine is more complex than a sound bite. But thanks for the post.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/08/whos-not-happy-at-new-prostate-cancer.html/comment-page-1#comment-86965 Anonymous Tue, 05 Aug 2008 21:07:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2008/08/whos-not-happy-with-the-new-prostate-cancer-screening-recommendations.html#comment-86965 "Cutting back on screening will affect the revenue of urologists."<br/><br/>The proper phrasing, of course, is: "Cutting back on screening will affect the revenue stream of urologists." “Cutting back on screening will affect the revenue of urologists.”

The proper phrasing, of course, is: “Cutting back on screening will affect the revenue stream of urologists.”

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