Roy Blunt (R-MO, majority whip) has prostate cancer

House majority whip credits regular screenings for catching cancer in early stages

The Associated Press

House Majority Whip Roy Blunt has early-stage prostate cancer and will have his prostate removed next month, he said this morning.
The 53-year-old Blunt, R-Strafford, said a malignancy was found during routine screening and was diagnosed in the early stages. He said the prostate cancer is unrelated to a cancerous tumor that prompted doctors to remove his left kidney last year.

"I have been extremely lucky to have excellent doctors in Springfield and Washington who have encouraged me to have regular checkups and screenings," Blunt said in a statement issued Wednesday.

"Both cancers were caught early and appear to have been easily treatable because of early detection," he said. "I can't stress enough how important regular and routine checkups are. It in all likelihood saved my life and could save yours."

more (1 sentence)...http://www.news-leader.com/today/0723-RoyBluntha-115247.html

To have that kind of medical coverage. Not all of us do.

I wish him the best of luck, though.

Masturbating Lowers Prostate Cancer Risk -Study
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20030716/ts_nm/health_masturbation_dc_6

It could be that a lot of republicans are uncomfortable exploring their own bodies. If they did, the world would probably be a better place.

Prostate cancer is very curable if caught early, so I hope all goes well. Sometimes an experience like dealing with cancer can change one's outlook, and we may end up with an unlikely ally.

You...beat...me to it.

Oh, puns...gotta love em.

:)

AND insurance that doesn't send you home within one hour sick as a dog from chemotherapy...or within one hour after out-patient surgery...