Reader's Father Avoids Physicians

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Dear Dr. Gott: My father is approaching 80, and he takes a daily vitamin and supplemental C. He is a regular blood donor and claims the monthly blood-pressure readings they take are the entire checkup he needs for his health.

I know he hasn't had an exam from a primary care physician in 30 years or better. He has lost around 20 pounds in the past year, but his eating habits have changed because he has a number of teeth in need of work or extraction.

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Reader's Father Avoids Physicians

He is very active, mows his own yard with a push mower, keeps his garden in pr...

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