Prostate cancer is no laughing matter, and it’s comforting to know our local MPP is pressing the Ontario government to cover the cost of screening for this form of cancer.

Prostate cancer is no laughing matter, and it’s comforting to know our local MPP is pressing the Ontario government to cover the cost of screening for this form of cancer.

I have long wondered why prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing is an expense that isn’t always covered by OHIP.

Bobbi Ann Brady is arguing that the cost of a mammogram for women is covered by OHIP and that it should be no different for men to be PSA tested. One could argue the $42.50 charge for a PSA test is a relatively cheap investment into a man’s health. But that’s not the point. Why should one be free while there is a cost to the other when both are designed to detect the possible presence of cancer?

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