Feeling well is not a measure of good health – Dr Elon Thompson

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September 28, 2026

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Feeling well is not a measure of good health – Dr Elon Thompson

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KINGSTON, Jamaica – Government Senator and consultant urologist Dr Elon Thompson, is urging men to take greater responsibility for their health, while warning that feeling well is not a measure of good health.

“Feeling well does not tell you your blood pressure. Feeling well does not tell you your blood sugar, and it certainly doesn’t tell you what your prostate-specific antigen (PSA) is,” Dr Thompson stated.

He was delivering remarks in observance of Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, during Friday’s sitting of the Senate at Gordon House.

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