US EditionBiden's last prostate cancer blood test was in 2014, spokesperson says
- Former President Joe Biden was diagnosed with metastatic prostate cancer on Friday, and his office announced it publicly on Sunday.
- The diagnosis followed new urinary symptoms and a prostate nodule found last week, while Biden's last PSA screening occurred in 2014 and he had no prior cancer diagnosis.
- Biden’s cancer has spread to his bones, is no longer curable, but appears hormone sensitive, which may allow for treatment management.
- Some critics, including Donald Trump, accused Biden of a cover-up due to the cancer's severity, while Biden’s office aimed to reduce speculation with limited details.
- The announcement generated empathy and helped raise awareness about prostate cancer, a disease that affects roughly one in eight men and ranks just behind lung cancer as a leading cause of cancer-related deaths among men.
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Conspiracy theories about Joe Biden were sadly inevitable
When the news of President Biden’s aggressive form of prostate cancer broke, it could have been a teaching moment, an opportunity for the media to educate Americans about prostate cancer and the confusing, conflicting guidelines on PSA screening via an annual blood test. As a prostate cancer survivor who deeply delved into the research three and half years ago when I was diagnosed, I committed myself as a journalist to breaking through the fog a…
New Details About Joe Biden's Health Condition when He Was Diagnosed with Prostate Cancer.
The prostate cancer suffered by former U.S. President Joe Biden was actually diagnosed just last week, said his spokesman March, ensuring that the last PSA test (a blood analysis that measures the level of antigen...
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