Badgardener on Nostr: In truth, it's not the *greatest* test. A lot of medics won't use it for routine ...

In truth, it's not the *greatest* test. A lot of medics won't use it for routine screening, but there *may* be some use in tracking PSA levels over time, for picking up asymptomatic cancer patients like the one featured in the story. As there are some familial issues in my lot, screening probably is a good idea for me.

It's not that I mind seeing a doctor - my frustration really is that it seems to have slipped through the cracks at my local GP surgery - can't pre-book, can only book same day but not urgent enough to be seen the same day. Practice nurse (who is brilliant) not allowed to get involved. So people don't engage UNTIL they're symptomatic. It's the opposite of a screening program.