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To: nmh

It’s a slippery slope. On the prostate issues, they’re saying age 75 is a cut off because these men are so old anyway. Just imagine the same reasoning applied to other conditions and just imagine the age limits changing arbitrarily.

If we go to socialized medicine, there will be some type of health care rationing. This type of standard may become common if that happens.


20 posted on 08/05/2008 2:11:33 PM PDT by Dilbert San Diego
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To: Dilbert San Diego

No they aren’t. What they are saying is that if prostate cancer is detected at 75 or older, the TREATMENT is likely to be WORSE then the “cure”. Rule #1 in medicine is “First do no harm”...


26 posted on 08/05/2008 2:34:17 PM PDT by Kozak (Anti Shahada: There is no god named Allah, and Muhammed is a false prophet)
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