[Leica] OT (very) The Great Prostate Debate: Does Screening Save Lives?: Scientific American

[steve.barbour at gmail.com (Steve Barbour)]

On Feb 8, 2012, at 9:51 AM, J. Newell wrote:

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> Speaking as someone whose family has a history of prostate cancer, and of 
> cases where prostate cancer was correctly diagnosed at early stages so 
> that treatment could be undertaken at a point when lives were saved, I 
> have to say - with no personal animus toward anyone here - that I find 
> this discussion extraordinarily offensive. 


thanks for reading it, and your input John. I am not sure why looking at the 
data and interpreting it, and discussing it,  is offensive.


Steve


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> The fact that un- or under-qualified clinicians misinterpret results and 
> recommend unnecessary treatment does not change the fact that this 
> screening can and does save lives if done professionally and responsibly. 
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> Rant off. 
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> John 
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> ----- Original Message -----
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> From: "Steve Barbour" <steve.barbour at gmail.com> 
> To: "LUG Group" <lug at leica-users.org> 
> Sent: Wednesday, February 8, 2012 11:24:38 AM 
> Subject: [Leica] OT (very) The Great Prostate Debate: Does Screening Save  
>       Lives?: Scientific American 
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> keeping this important debate alive... 
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> http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=the-great-prostate-debate 
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