Age and the inequity of screening

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Age and the inequity of screening

Jim Vause 2015

Jim Vause

Prostate cancer test
Jim Vause weighs the odds of taking a prostate screening test

Retired GP Jim Vause reflects on age, prostate screening and inequities in the health system

"As patients go, I am a little odd" Slow down as you approach 70. It’s an oft quoted meme, one not limited to traffic enforcement. Three sco, Gambling, slot machine, I’m no gambler, although I once wasted a couple of nickels in a Reno slot machine, says Jim Vause