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Flowery Branch, Georgia

Ladies and Gentlemen.

Please get a mamogram for the ladies and a
prostate (PSA) for the guys.

Trying to keep growers alive.

From a Prostate Cancer survivor:
Bob Attaway

2/20/2009 6:35:58 PM

Brooklyn Corner, Nova Scotia

Good post Bob. We do ours like clockwork. It's a pain, pardon the pun, but worth it.

2/20/2009 6:50:09 PM

Ohio

At what age do Doctors recommended to start geting a prostate check up?

Brooks

2/20/2009 8:34:06 PM

Mill Bay, British Columbia

Sorry Brooks but it is at age 40 and then once per year...at least not twice per year!!

2/20/2009 8:42:38 PM

Iowa

Yes fourty years of age, for me that was Feb. 13th (friday) next year I won't let the wife set the date for my appointment!

2/20/2009 8:53:53 PM

Whidbey Island

Don't forget your colonoscopy. Every 10 years after age 50 if no family history of colon cancer, sooner and more often if you do. Unlike PSAs and mammograms, colonoscopies can actually clip off pre-cancers (polyps) and prevent cancer.

2/20/2009 10:11:29 PM

Boise City, Oklahoma, USA

Having had smashograms and colonoscopies... do'em. Gals, it won't kill ya, and the benefits far outweigh the half an hour of being clamped into the machine in various positions. There are things that are far far far more unpleasant, trust me. I was in such high risk that they started mine at 35... so far things have been fine. For the gals, get the pap smear too every year. Even if they pulled most of the parts, you still need it.

I'd rather we had our growers live and healthier too, thanks Bob.

2/22/2009 12:51:14 PM

Boise City, Oklahoma, USA

One I forgot, guys can get breast cancer, ask about and guys can get mammograms too!

2/22/2009 12:54:49 PM

Pembroke, New Hampshire

USPSTF recommends against screening PSA testing. Other organizations recommend it, but to date, there is no study that shows better survival by having it done.
Mamograms have shown improved survival- definite above 50, probably between 40-50.
Colonoscopy definitely every 10 years above 50 (if normal).
PAP every 3years if 3 annual tests are normal (as a minimum).
I've yet to see a male have a mamogram, but they can get breast cancer(usually palpable- it can be felt).

2/23/2009 3:45:00 PM

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Good words Bob. God bless.

2/25/2009 9:14:24 PM