tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515829.post2424356810815774185..comments2024-03-28T17:37:39.434-07:00Comments on Irons in the Fire: When the .gov controls your health care,Firehandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04562365951182027709noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515829.post-15252420383292166752015-11-30T11:46:33.739-08:002015-11-30T11:46:33.739-08:00This is one I'm not worked up about. Let'...This is one I'm not worked up about. Let's face it, prostate cancer is the "African Women's Studies" of cancers. Sure, it's cancer, but just barely.<br /><br />The survival rate at 10 years for early detection is 95%. The survival rate at 10 years for late detection is... 95%. Early detection just doesn't matter with prostate cancer. It's slow, slow growing and rarely metastasizes beyond the immediate area -- where it is STILL slow growing. <br /><br />If you detect prostate cancer at any point before your doctor asks you, "gee, you haven't been able to piss for two years, didn't you think that orange you had growing up your ass might have had something to do with it?" you are treatable, and the outcomes are exactly the same.<br /><br />In fact, a lot of the time, "stop worrying about it" is the best treatment. Surgical results are horrible (remember Acidman?) and are often overkill. Most men with prostate cancer die of <i>something else</i> before the cancer has had time to do anything to them.<br /><br />Don't worry about PSA tests and worry more about your A1C test -- it's a lot bigger problem for 99% of the population. (And then ignore your doctor's advice based on what Medical Politicians say, and stop eating sugar, stop eating carbs, and eat lots of fat. Your A1C will go back to normal.)Phelpshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06270536870200063563noreply@blogger.com