Comments on: Two-tiered health care in Ontario http://www.bluelikeyou.com/2007/08/08/two-tiered-health-care-in-ontario/ Conservative musings - formerly Joanne's Journey Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:57:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Joanne (True Blue) http://www.bluelikeyou.com/2007/08/08/two-tiered-health-care-in-ontario/comment-page-1/#comment-15179 Joanne (True Blue) Wed, 08 Aug 2007 21:28:00 +0000 http://joanne.cynasta2.com/2007/08/08/two-tiered-health-care-in-ontario/#comment-15179 BTW, "old" as in horrible. New to Ontario since McGuinty. BTW, “old” as in horrible. New to Ontario since McGuinty.

]]> By: Joanne (True Blue) http://www.bluelikeyou.com/2007/08/08/two-tiered-health-care-in-ontario/comment-page-1/#comment-15178 Joanne (True Blue) Wed, 08 Aug 2007 21:27:00 +0000 http://joanne.cynasta2.com/2007/08/08/two-tiered-health-care-in-ontario/#comment-15178 <i>A fourth tier is those who pay a premium "tax" for healthcare and still have to travel for over an hour to get a CT Scan.</i><br/><br/>Dang. I meant to mention that old health care tax. Jeff brought it up this morning too. A fourth tier is those who pay a premium “tax” for healthcare and still have to travel for over an hour to get a CT Scan.

Dang. I meant to mention that old health care tax. Jeff brought it up this morning too.

]]> By: Roy Eappen http://www.bluelikeyou.com/2007/08/08/two-tiered-health-care-in-ontario/comment-page-1/#comment-15177 Roy Eappen Wed, 08 Aug 2007 21:14:00 +0000 http://joanne.cynasta2.com/2007/08/08/two-tiered-health-care-in-ontario/#comment-15177 In this instance I have to agree with Eric. Many doctors are dubious of the PSA test and many believe it causes more harm than good for screening.<br/> It is more useful in those who have prostate cancer and are being followed for it.<br/><br/><a HREF="http://www.pamf.org/news/2003/0403_prostate.html" REL="nofollow">The first is a blood test to measure PSA (prostate specific antigen), a protein produced by the prostate gland. PSA levels may rise when prostate cancer is present. Unfortunately, the test has both false positives (76 percent of men with a high PSA do not have prostate cancer) and false negatives (30 percent of men with prostate cancer may have a normal PSA). The test also cannot distinguish whether the prostate cancer is slow growing and unlikely to cause symptoms, or aggressive and more likely to cause symptoms or death.</a> In this instance I have to agree with Eric. Many doctors are dubious of the PSA test and many believe it causes more harm than good for screening.
It is more useful in those who have prostate cancer and are being followed for it.

The first is a blood test to measure PSA (prostate specific antigen), a protein produced by the prostate gland. PSA levels may rise when prostate cancer is present. Unfortunately, the test has both false positives (76 percent of men with a high PSA do not have prostate cancer) and false negatives (30 percent of men with prostate cancer may have a normal PSA). The test also cannot distinguish whether the prostate cancer is slow growing and unlikely to cause symptoms, or aggressive and more likely to cause symptoms or death.

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