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New spit test for prostrate cancer...

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ssd · 10/04/2025 08:12

I know IABU. I know its brilliant this test may mean more men are tested. My family is all men, im glad this will be possible for them.

BUT....how come men get a spit test and we need to get our boobs out and squished or knickers off legs akimbo and something shoved up there??? When are we getting spit tests for all our stuff???

Its not fair

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TheAutumnCrow · 10/04/2025 08:18

The alien arse probes come to us all in the end

AnnaMagnani · 10/04/2025 08:17

And when they are identified, the men get to have all sorts of things shoved up their bums for diagnosis and treatment.

It's not as unequal as you may think.

Joe7t8 · 10/04/2025 08:17

The standard examination for prostate issues, or indeed just routine medical examination for men >50, will involve pants off and a finger up the rear end if that makes you feel any better.

Guistarry · 10/04/2025 08:15

Doesn't the test just identify which men are more genetically predisposed? Useful, but i don't believe the same as smears and breast examinations?

ssd · 10/04/2025 08:13

I know im being juvenile but bloody hell

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