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Makes me see red
I read, today, an intersting article on the ABC website about some of the issues faced by rural and regional people who have breast cancer or are at high risk of developing it. I'm not as remote as th...
Politics. NBN. Vested interests. Lobbyists. Squeaky wheels. Entrenched power structures. It's like how roads get far more funding than public transport. Public transport obviously serves the greater good, but they don't make money. Despite the fact that they serve the community and the environment far better in the long run.
Time and again the case is made and proven that prevention, health screening and early intervention provides much better medical outcomes that ultimately save huge amounts of money. The problem is they take a lot of money up front and there's nothing shiny to photograph at a ribbon cutting ceremonies.
And once again, gender. Women's pain is not taken as seriously as men's. It's harder for us to get adequate pain relief. We are still often being told it's in our minds, we're being hysterical. We are expected to accept it and suck it up. Endometriosis is a prime example. Fortunately this condition is finally getting a bit more attention. Just yesterday @tigerbeth's male oncologist told her an AI had "no side effects". I mean, ffs, that borders on negligent! The leaflet that comes with the pills has a huge list of possible side effects. You may not get any, or only a few, but to say it has NO side effects is willfully ignorant.
Garrgh this all makes me SO angry :#
https://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/health-and-wellness/the-surreal-things-women-do-to-have-their-pain-taken-seriously-20180220-h0wct8.html
Time and again the case is made and proven that prevention, health screening and early intervention provides much better medical outcomes that ultimately save huge amounts of money. The problem is they take a lot of money up front and there's nothing shiny to photograph at a ribbon cutting ceremonies.
And once again, gender. Women's pain is not taken as seriously as men's. It's harder for us to get adequate pain relief. We are still often being told it's in our minds, we're being hysterical. We are expected to accept it and suck it up. Endometriosis is a prime example. Fortunately this condition is finally getting a bit more attention. Just yesterday @tigerbeth's male oncologist told her an AI had "no side effects". I mean, ffs, that borders on negligent! The leaflet that comes with the pills has a huge list of possible side effects. You may not get any, or only a few, but to say it has NO side effects is willfully ignorant.
Garrgh this all makes me SO angry :#
https://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/health-and-wellness/the-surreal-things-women-do-to-have-their-pain-taken-seriously-20180220-h0wct8.html