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A LIFE-SAVING
TEST
September is Prostate Cancer Awareness
month and is a time for men ages
40 and over to get tested. The test is
called the Prostate Specifi c Antigen
test, better known as the PSA test.
Prostate Cancer is 99 percent curable
when caught early. It is estimated
by the American Cancer Society that
in 2019 there will be 174,650 men
diagnosed with Prostate Cancer, an
increase of 6 percent over 2018. There
will be an estimate of 31,620 deaths of
this disease which is an increase of 7
percent over 2018.
I can attest to the value of getting
tested. I had a physical four years ago
by my doctor, who discovered my PSA
was on the high side. She then sent me
to a specialist who discovered I had
an aggressive prostate cancer and
required an aggressive surgery. These
doctors truly had saved my life.
Four years later, my PSA is low and
I am cancer-free. My advice to all men
is get tested.
Frederick R. Bedell Jr., Glen Oaks
Village
TIME TO BE
COMPLIANT
Editor’s note: The following letter was
addressed by the author to Amazon
founder Jeff Bezos.
I write to address the disturbing
reports that items found on the Amazon
Marketplace are non-compliant
with federal regulations. As such, I
urge you create more transparency in
your Marketplace and create plans to
remove recalled or unsafe products.
I am deeply concerned over investigations
that found 4,152 items for sale
on your website have been declared
unsafe by federal agencies, are deceptively
labeled, or are banned by
federal regulators. Among these items,
at least 2,000 toys and medications lack
warnings about health risks to kids.
Of the reported cases, one included
the lead poisoning of a child from New
York City who likely ingested lead from
a musical instrument set purchased on
Amazon. Testing showed that this set
contained 411 times the lead legally
allowed. Further, this investigation
found that products that have been
recalled by manufacturers remain
for sale on your Marketplace. This is
simply unacceptable, and I am appalled
that such products are still purchasable
on your site.
Amazon is a trusted name in the
market, and consumers around the
world rely on your brand to know that
the products they are purchasing are
safe. This is doubly true for busy parents
who use Amazon to expeditiously
order necessities for households in an
otherwise chaotic season of life. Busy
parents, however, need to be able to
rely on the safety of products they buy.
Amazon’s spokespeople have claimed,
“Safety is a top priority at Amazon.”
As the founder and co-chair of the
Congressional Kids Safety Caucus, I am
committed to ensuring the safety and
well-being of our children. I sincerely
hope that you will do all that you can
to do the same.
Thank you for your attention to
this issue. I look forward to your
response.
Congresswoman Grace Meng,
Flushing
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