[golfing eagles]

Originally Posted by blueash

You being in the medical field, perhaps you'd explain what you mean by the word "effective". I used to think that when you said something was effective you had to explain at accomplishing what? Effective at saving money? Effective at ruling out cancer? Effective at ruling in cancer? Effective at staging cancer? Effective at reducing complications or pain? So what does it mean when you use the word? As far as I know a biopsy is 100% effective at removing a sample of tissue.

Was your friend who "was a surgeon" an expert in urology or oncology? Did he keep up to date on the options and methods of diagnosis of prostate cancer? If he felt doing biopsies had no value other than lining the pockets of urologists, what technique did he recommend to diagnose prostate cancer? Reading tea leaves? Tarot cards? Coin toss? And you being in the medical field can certainly answer these questions.

When you come on TOTV and preface your comments with your medical credentials we, I believe, have an expectation that your words will be somewhat authoritative and be accurate and reflect community standards. I'll be eagerly awaiting your reply.