JULY 4: McLEANS.CA: The British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal will review whether it’s discriminatory that Canadian men must pay for prostate specific antigen tests—as they do in most other provinces—while women receive free pap exams and mammograms. READ MORE>
PROSTATE LAW: Canadian lawyer challenges courts on men’s right to free PSA tests
July 4, 2009 by Jim Tucker
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