You May Be Too Old To Have Your Prostate Checked

They are now saying that anyone 75+ does not need to have their prostate checked as they are about to die anyway, so who cares - you will die before the cancer kills you.

Well, not exactly, but it comes pretty close to all the fancy words they are putting aorund this issue.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/05/he...em&oref=slogin

My wife is getting the same feeling about her knee replacement. "Use it all you want, wear it out - your life expectancy is less than the life of the knee replacement."

Makes one feel rather weird!

It won't be long before Medicare won't cover prostate exams and PSA checks and prostate cancer treatments for anyone over 75.