‘A simple prostate test saved my life — but I had to fight to get one’

https://www.thetimes.com/uk/healthcare/article/clive-efford-prostate-cancer-labour-mp-78gs7w22c

Posted by insomnimax_99

4 Comments

  1. Sorry guys, I book one at least thrice a week. Just like that finger-up-the-arse feeling.

  2. DrIvoPingasnik on

    NHS: “Get your prostate exam! It may save your life!”

    Me: “Okay, can I schedule one?”

    NHS: “How does November 2026 sound to you?”

    Me:

  3. My dad had prostate cancer which makes me at a high risk of prostate cancer.
    They used give me an annual “finger check” then they developed a blood test for it and I don’t get the finger anymore. I get a text saying it’s time to check my blood book an appointment.