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OI and Alan - indeed, it is a choice for the individual, but equally, having a PSA test may result in someone finding their level is a it high (as in my case), and unless it’s super high, going onwards to having an MRI and then a biopsy is a personal choice. I decided to have that, and I’m glad I did - if your biopsy shows there are cells present, only then is it big decision time… Fortunately in my case it’s active surveillance rather than surgery - this is in many ways the best of all outcomes, as I get regular PSA blood tests and MRI scans, whereas if (as may happen in future) they just said “that’s fine, go away and live your life”, any change in the level would go unnoticed, potentially leading to a more dangerous escalation of one’s condition. But you’re completely right, it’s a personal decision.

Ah travel insurance! It's been a right mare since my own cancer diagnosis. Thought I'd cracked it with Direct Line who were willing to leave consequences of the cancer out of the policy. But then they stopped doing travel insurance.

OI, I don't disagree with that, other than the test should be done, but with the caveat that in discovery a vulnerability shouldn't automatically mean that surgeries are necessary. But then those same people can be monitored on a watch and wait basis.

Garry Mabbutt always came across as a Gentleman even after Fash destroyed his face.

It is weighing up pros and cons a4e. At the moment for every life saved, 6 men have unnecessary surgery that impacts their lives. I'm at an age where I'd be far more likely to die with prostate cancer than die of it. Decision for each individual

Also, this is a bit worrying - let’s hope they don’t decide to restrict prostate cancer checks [Link] The article (and media reports generally about this) suggests that there actually is a screening programme - there isn’t; you need to ask your GP for a PSA blood test… They can be a bit resistant to granting this, but if you have any of the typical symptoms (even if you aren’t in one of the more high risk groups), just be persistent, and they should allow you to have the test. I’d urge any of you on here of around 55 or over to go and get a PSA test done, especially if you’re regularly getting up for a pee in the middle of the night.

Bobby davro was in the eight bells in ewell a couple of weeks ago.get well soon

Spartan - hopefully he will be OK, provided it’s an early diagnosis - he’s the same age as me, so if it’s been found early enough, it should be something to live with rather than die from… Best wishes to him as well as to Dalglish and Keegan.

Bobby Davro has been diagnosed with prostate cancer.

Copied from social media, not fact checked: "Though Spurs fans have little to shout about this season, they can all be incredibly proud of this. Club legend Gary Mabbutt has made it his personal mission to check in on elderly fans on their birthday. He’s been doing this for the past 6 years… And last night, he made his 20,000th call."

Trig - the ASLEF staff have taken to this like a duck to water. If TFL try to make it compulsory - THEN maybe RMT might reasonably strike.

Fair enough. Wonder how long the voluntary bit will last though.

TFL is effectively us. The operating surpluses get ploughed back but still don't cover the cost of major improvement projects so if the income gets lowered, we make up the shortfall.

Trigs - I disagree. I think the vast majority of the tube travelling public consider this particular dispute as entirely confected by the RMT. The 4-day week is voluntary. If drivers prefer 5-day working, they are unaffected. The reaction of ASLEF to me shows how wrong the RMT have this, yet still they keep digging.

KABOOOOM! SM4.

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Will drivers who like the 4 day week proposal migrate to ASLEF and those who dislike it migrate to RMT?

Kenny Dalglish, the man who replaced Kevin Keegan at Liverpool in 1977, has also been diagnosed with cancer.

I don't think they tend to lose the goodwill of the public do they? They've obviously royally pissed you off, but I'd argue that the majority of people using the Tube are more aligned with the drivers than with the TFL ownership. Sympathetic to people living and working in London wanting a wage and working hours which provides some sort of quality of life over and above struggling to meet basic needs. TFL generated a surplus of £166m in the last financial year.

They’ve lost the argument and goodwill of the public

It is only RMT tube drivers on strike. ASLEF leader takes a different view of the voluntary 4-day week - "the biggest improvement in working conditions for Underground train drivers in decades".

Hash - I did suggest it would take jobs and it would make mistakes in those jobs. The point is that LLMs are not the route to AGI because they only recognise words (or art elements, music etc.) as tokens, they have no understanding of the underlying objects. If I tell an LLM I'm about to turn it off, it will replay with some tokens (words) rather than taking steps to stop me doing it. AGI needs understanding of concepts not tokens.

With Marco silva now gone from Fulham, Jackson has made his way to number 10 in the current longest serving football league manager table

Now Kenny Dalglish is having treatment for cancer.