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[–] bassomitron 28 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Checking for prostate cancer is super easy now and doesn't even require a finger in your bum. It's a simple blood test that is far more accurate than the traditional manual method. I get one done every time I have a physical since they just add it on to the other stuff they check my blood for.

[–] [email protected] 37 points 1 week ago

-doesn’t even require a finger in your bum

Then what the heck am I paying these deductibles for?? >:(

[–] AgaveInMyAss 15 points 1 week ago (1 children)

What if I want a finger in my bum?

[–] Cadeillac 2 points 1 week ago

Swear to god I'd rather take a finger in the ass than a needle in my arm

[–] Krukenberg 4 points 1 week ago

PSA sucks, it has both low sensitivity and low specificity.