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Prostate exam fees not sexist, human rights tribunal rules
The B.C. Human Rights Tribunal has rejected a claim... that men face discrimination in having to pay for prostate specific antigen tests, while women get mammograms and Pap smears for free.
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"The women being screened either for breast cancer with mammograms or cervical cancer with Pap tests, there's compelling information to tell us if you diagnose these cancers early you will cure more people and their life expectancy will, as a result, be much better," [Susan O'Reilly] said.
"In the situation with this blood test for prostate cancer, we still don't have that evidence," she said.
Another portion of the article states the prostate test isn't as effective as pap smears or mammograms, which may be true. But to state that early detection of prostate cancer isn't necessarily beneficial to the health of the patient? WTF?
The B.C. Human Rights Tribunal has rejected a claim... that men face discrimination in having to pay for prostate specific antigen tests, while women get mammograms and Pap smears for free.
[..]
"The women being screened either for breast cancer with mammograms or cervical cancer with Pap tests, there's compelling information to tell us if you diagnose these cancers early you will cure more people and their life expectancy will, as a result, be much better," [Susan O'Reilly] said.
"In the situation with this blood test for prostate cancer, we still don't have that evidence," she said.
Another portion of the article states the prostate test isn't as effective as pap smears or mammograms, which may be true. But to state that early detection of prostate cancer isn't necessarily beneficial to the health of the patient? WTF?