Joe Biden had unrivaled medical care yet his cancer went undetected?
What chance do the rest of us have?
ElwoodBlues · M
Interestingly, the US Preventive Services Task Force advises against annual PSA screening after the age of 70, reasoning that the risk of false positives and the harms from biopsies and treatment outweigh the benefits.
Thus, standard treatment would not be looking hard for prostate cancer in an 80+ year old. Most prostate cancers are very slow growing (Biden's is different), so most prostate cancers would not affect the life expectancy of an 80+ year old.
My father had his prostate removed, but his PSA went up in his early 80s. He was treated with various androgen deprivation drugs (not chemo) and when he died around the age of 91 it was due to fibrosis in his lungs; nothing to do with cancer. I have read that they may use similar drugs on Biden.
Thus, standard treatment would not be looking hard for prostate cancer in an 80+ year old. Most prostate cancers are very slow growing (Biden's is different), so most prostate cancers would not affect the life expectancy of an 80+ year old.
My father had his prostate removed, but his PSA went up in his early 80s. He was treated with various androgen deprivation drugs (not chemo) and when he died around the age of 91 it was due to fibrosis in his lungs; nothing to do with cancer. I have read that they may use similar drugs on Biden.
flipper1966 · M
@ElwoodBlues I'm 71. I'm going to tell my doctor I absolutely want regular PSA testing.
tobynshorty · 51-55, F
flipper1966 · M
@Diotrephes My grandmother saw an osteopath and he didn't figure out she had colon cancer despite her chronic gastrointestinal problems.
come2gether · 46-50, M
tobynshorty · 51-55, F
@come2gether That could be. I understand this way of thinking. Yet many are giving his reasons a negative spin. How horrible!