DEAR ABBY: Husbands, wive should both get annual physicals

DEAR ABBY: Because your column is like a huge community billboard,I thought I'd ask you to get this message out. Please remind womenthat when they schedule themselves for a mammogram, they shouldschedule their husbands for a prostate exam and PSA test.

There's an abundance of advertising about breast exams, yearlycheckups and women's health centers, but little is seen about thesame thing for men. Prostate cancer is a serious problem if it's notdetected before the symptoms show up; by then it's already spreadingoutside the prostate. You know that men put off medical visits moreoften than women, so if you could get women involved in our health wemight be around a lot …