From: rinaldij@nunya.com   
      
   On 5/21/25 10:54, Adam H. Kerman wrote:   
   > RinaldiJ  wrote:   
   >> On 5/21/25 08:53, J.D. Baldwin wrote:   
   >   
   >>> The Disgraced Cartoonist (as he styles himself) has advanced prostate   
   >>> cancer that has spread to his bones ("Topper," anyone?). He says he   
   >>> expects to have just a few more months.   
   >   
   >>> https://scottadams.locals.com/post/6944476/preshow-monday   
   >   
   >> Hard to believe anyone would ignore/forego an annual PSA test.  Biden   
   >> says he didn't have one for 10 years.  Adams says nothing on the subject.   
   >   
   > Would you be so kind as to shoot yourself in the brain as a cancer   
   > preventitive? Do it right now, before you are tempted to contribute   
   > additional STOOPID.   
      
   The American Cancer Society and Johns Hopkins recommend periodic PSA   
   tests.  Who am I to argue?  Obviously you know better.(?)   
      
   > There are some cancers that are quite aggressive indeed that, even if   
   > there had been one a year prior to this diagnosis, wouldn't have picked   
   > up anything.   
      
   Indeed.   
      
   > Not to mention, PSA is notorious for false positives and false   
   > negatives.   
      
   Then why the recommendations?   
      
   > Aggressive cancer or not, it's unlikely in the extreme that he did   
   > something to himself that gave him this kind of cancer.   
      
   Luck of the draw.   
      
   > I'm sorry this happened to Adams.   
      
   Agreed.   
      
   Rinaldi   
   --   
   The time has been   
   That, when the brains were out,   
   the man would die...   
      
   --- SoupGate-DOS v1.05   
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