No Digit: Rectal Exams Aren't The Best Way To Find Prostate Cancer
Wednesday, October 14, 2015 - 01:30
in Health & Medicine
Three prime ministers and nearly three years ago, “first bloke” Tim Mathieson caused a brouhaha with his advice on prostate cancer screening:We can get a blood test for it, but the digital examination is the only true way to get a correct reading on your prostate, so make sure you go and do that, and perhaps look for a small Asian female doctor is probably the best way.It was the “small Asian female” part of this statement that attracted criticism, but what of the rest of his advice? read more