Older women need exams, too

Ladies, be sure to check your vulva as well as your breasts for cancer. When I reached 70 years of age, I was told by my doctor I no longer needed Pap checks because I was too old.

I have been diagnosed with melanoma cancer of the vulva. Treatment is painful. I know Medicare would save money if it would pay for physicals.

Jacquelyn B. Carpenter
Kansas City

Comments

[Kate]

Yeah, "moral" city, once you get someone to explain body parts to your daughter, maybe you could find someone with sense enough to explain the difference between a doctor looking at those parts and the bum in the raincoat looking at them. Sheesh.

[Stifled Freedom]

I thought we were hysterical over obscenity. What am I supposed to tell my daughter when she asks what a "vulva" is?

I am sure you will say tell her the truth.

So what is wrong with pornography? Its the same body. Men like looking at it....that is the truth.