OTAGO DAILY TIMES: A Waimate man is “peeved off” with the NZ medical system, saying doctors are not proactive enough in contacting men and getting them to go for a prostate cancer check. READ MORE>
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Doctors ‘not proactive enough’ in getting men to have prostate checks
October 30, 2009 by Jim Tucker
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