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Matt Lauer, Al Roker to Get Prostate Exams on 'Today'
The Hollywood Reporter ^ | 11/6/2013 | by Aaron Couch

Posted on 11/07/2013 12:52:50 PM PST by US Navy Vet

Matt Lauer and Al Roker are definitely committed to promoting men's health.

(Exclusive)The Today mainstays will undergo prostate exams -- live and on camera -- during Thursday's episode of the NBC show. It's part of a monthlong campaign raising awareness of men's health issues.

In 2000, Katie Couric memorably underwent a colonoscopy on Today to encourage screenings after the 1998 death of her husband from colon cancer. The on-air procedure brought in big ratings, and health care professionals credited Couric's example with contributing to a 20 percent spike in colonoscopies in the ensuing years.

(Excerpt) Read more at hollywoodreporter.com ...


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To: US Navy Vet

Somehow, just somehow, I ‘knew’ both of them were a bit effeminate.


41 posted on 11/07/2013 4:08:21 PM PST by Terry L Smith
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