I helped with the city-wide prostate cancer screening today. For five dollars, men could get a PSA test and the feared digital rectal exam. Screening is important for early detection of prostate cancer; later is probably too late.
Men, for whatever reasons, error on the side of putting off screening forever. But many have significant-others that heavily influence their decision to get screened--like these two women.
A women came up to the signup table holding out five dollars and pulling her husband behind her.
An oriental woman came in with ten dollars in her hand. She was escorting two men who appeared to be her husband and father.
An African-American guy I was manning our prostate cancer information both with told me that they have been frustrated in trying to get black men to get screened. Most have no interest. He said that their new strategy is to aim their sales pitch toward women.
Hell hath no fury...
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