Friday, July 4, 2008

Dunedin Doctor Fails Digital Exam

http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/news/entertainment/hoax-prostate-doc-fools-kiwis/2008/07/03/1214950907100.html

Brisbane Times [Australia]
3 July 2008

Hoax prostate Doc fools kiwi's

A story about a Doctor in New Zealand who misdiagnosed patients with prostate cancer due to a small lump at the end of his left index finger has been revealed to be a hoax.

The story reported that 20 men in the New Zealand city of Dunedin had received a scare after being diagnosed with prostate cancer.

The alleged Doctor, Issac Rooney, said he had a harmless skin growth on the tip of his finger and diagnosed 20 cases of nodular prostate following rectal examinations during Prostate Awareness Week.

http://www.infonews.co.nz/news.cfm?l=1&t=0&id=23542
Infonews.co.nz

No comments:

Post a Comment