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[–] bassomitron@lemmy.world 29 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Checking for prostate cancer is super easy now and doesn't even require a finger in your bum. It's a simple blood test that is far more accurate than the traditional manual method. I get one done every time I have a physical since they just add it on to the other stuff they check my blood for.

[–] Sammy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 38 points 1 month ago

-doesn’t even require a finger in your bum

Then what the heck am I paying these deductibles for?? >:(

[–] Krukenberg@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

PSA sucks, it has both low sensitivity and low specificity.