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trof

(54,256 posts) Wed Mar 2, 2016, 07:55 PM Mar 2016

Great medical news for men and women:

Women: There is zero chance that you will ever get prostate cancer.
Men: There is zero chance that you will ever get ovarian cancer.

Look on the bright side of life.

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Great medical news for men and women: (Original Post) trof Mar 2016 OP

My dear trof.... CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2016 #1

My woman family med physician told me... trof Mar 2016 #2

Not so fast-- digonswine Mar 2016 #3

CaliforniaPeggy

(149,588 posts)

1. My dear trof....

Reply to trof (Original post)

Wed Mar 2, 2016, 08:04 PM

Mar 2016

I remember thinking, while I was in nursing school, how glad I was not to have a prostate!

But ovaries? I got rid of mine as soon as it was possible.

Bright side, indeed!

trof

(54,256 posts)

2. My woman family med physician told me...

Reply to CaliforniaPeggy (Reply #1)

Wed Mar 2, 2016, 08:14 PM

Mar 2016

"It's really unfair. I'll never get prostate cancer. If you live long enough, you probably will. But that's probably not what will kill you."

"Right back at ya. I don't have boobs. I'll probably never get breast cancer."
Except I recently read that we can.
But it's very rare.

digonswine

(1,485 posts)

3. Not so fast--

Reply to trof (Original post)

Thu Mar 3, 2016, 07:12 PM

Mar 2016

The father of a friend of mine died of ovarian cancer. It is extremely rare, however.

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