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Gov. Wolf’s diagnosis promotes discussion of prostate cancer, By Sam Kennedy. Featuring Dr. Vanessa L. Elliott. The Morning Call, February 29,2016

By UCPA100 29 Feb, 2016 News Dr. Elliott, prostate cancer

The doctors who lead the fight against prostate cancer have seized Gov. Tom Wolf’s diagnosis as a teachable moment.

“All men at the age of 40 should start thinking about their prostate health,” said urologist Vanessa Elliott. “They need to at least start thinking about it.”

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My husband had been dealing with some medical issues an after a cat scan an MRI was called by PcP office an told they thought he had cancer an that we needed to see a list of different specialists. No clear explanation of test results or why we were seeing all these different docs. This type of news should have never been given over the phone.

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They didn't even explain it when they sent us for it, but thanks to Dr Tucker we knew what to expect. Explaining all these results was not his job but the job of the doc who ordered the test. The Hematologist office couldn't get him in for another 2 weeks an he encouraged me to push for sooner an I did an was able to get him in a week earlier.

Even though were still scared of my husband diagnosis, we left Dr Tuckers office feeling relieved knowing what we could expect. I can't thank him enough for what he did for us that day. I wish there was such a thing as a doctor of all trades an it was Dr Tucker, if there was he would be the only doc my entire family would see. THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING DR.TUCKER

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Gov. Wolf’s diagnosis promotes discussion of prostate cancer, By Sam Kennedy. Featuring Dr. Vanessa L. Elliott. The Morning Call, February 29,2016

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