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Posted on Dec 04 2008
William Strand wrote with obvious emotion and distaste in reference to the medical screening currently taking place. No research on his part appeared to be part of his letter. In other words he jumped to conclusions and on the “let’s bash the indigenous people” bandwagon. Is race-based medical screening bad? Different races and the sexes have different medical issues. Did you know that white males are six times more likely to develop testicular cancer than black males? Many medical issues are prevalent in some races and not in others.
How about sex-based screening? One woman in three and one man in 12 is affected by osteoporosis in the UK. The American Journal of Gastroenterology proposed that we should consider customization of screening of colorectal cancer based on gender, race, and ethnicity.
Then there is the issue of funding for the screening—and some funding is tied to who the screening is supposed to assist—which is the norm in the United States. I do not know who the screening was paid for by, nor do I know if the screened medical issues are more prevalent in Northern Marianas natives than other races, and certainly William Strand does not either, which is the bigger problem. His obvious disgust toward indigenous Northern Marianas natives has no basis in fact—which seems to be the disturbing norm these days.
[B]William “Bamboo” McCue[/B] [I]Wellington, Florida[/I]
