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News 04-09-2010 08:12 AM

Man Denied Free Breast Cancer Screening Highlights Plight Of At Risk Men
 
The case of a 45-year old man from Marion, North Carolina, in the US, whose parents both had breast cancer and, when he suspected he was getting symptoms himself, was turned away by a local public health clinic that offers free breast screening because he is a man, has highlighted the plight of men who may be at risk of the disease: dealing with a system that appears t...

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1rarebird 04-09-2010 07:50 PM

Re: Man Denied Free Breast Cancer Screening Highlights Plight Of At Risk Men
 
Boy, this gets me steamed--It seems this clinic was initially interested more in following protocols than getting this man help. Surely by now they know men get breast cancer too. None the less, it now appears the patient will be getting some help but it looks like it took the scrutiny of the press to make it happen.

duga35 06-01-2010 07:02 PM

Re: Man Denied Free Breast Cancer Screening Highlights Plight Of At Risk Men
 
That is so wrong

vlcarr 06-01-2010 09:10 PM

Re: Man Denied Free Breast Cancer Screening Highlights Plight Of At Risk Men
 
This ranks one of my sayings, "That is just BAD wrong"!


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