THE ONLY PART OF A NATIONAL HEALTH CARE SERVICE THAT WOULD MAKE SENSE IS THE RATIONING:

Taking a wait and see approach to prostate cancer:
Treatment of men over 65 with locally confined tumors provides little survival benefit, a study finds.
(Thomas H. Maugh II, September 21, 2009, LA Times)

For most men over 65 with localized prostate cancer, conservative management of their tumor -- which might be characterized as "benign neglect," or wait and treat only if symptoms occur -- may be the best course of action, according to a new study that compares modern results with those obtained before 1990.

It's essentially a matter of cosmetics and the curious notion that there is a perfect human form.

Posted by Orrin Judd at September 21, 2009 7:16 AM