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Tuesday, December 16, 2003But I wonder if we went to war in part the way we did because Powell was too sick to mount a fight and did not have the courage to resign. Doubtful. Powell had surgery to remove his cancerous prostate, but the reports say that it was in its early stages. In fact, he deferred the surgery for several months, opting for observation instead. This is an approach that many men with prostate cancer take with no effect on their mortality, let alone their daily functioning. Prostate cancer is an asymptomatic cancer, unless it has spread to the rest of the body. And once it's spread, it's too late for surgery. Most of the time, the cancer is found during a routine rectal examination or by doing the controversial PSA test. Since Powell's cancer is described as early, we can be pretty sure it was asymptomatic. The chances that it clouded his judgement or influenced his decision making in anyway are slim to none. posted by Sydney on 12/16/2003 08:15:00 AM 0 comments 0 Comments: |
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