tim mathieson bad taste joke, page-26

  1. Dis
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    He is also factually incorrect. He doesn't have many official duties so one would expect him to get at least the basics right.

    Tim Mathieson (men's health ambassador) says:
    "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,"


    Cancer Council Asutralia says:
    "The combination of DRE and PSA testing has been shown to improve prostate cancer detection rates compared to either test used alone[19]. One study found that the positive predictive value (the proportion of those with positive test results who have prostate cancer) of both tests combined was 56% compared to 28% for an elevated PSA level alone and 18% for an abnormal DRE alone[20]. "
 
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