Was Biden's PSA checked regularly?

[HereForTheParty]

Prostate cancer has a high "cure" rate if diagnosed early. It seems odd he would suddenly have such an advanced case if he had been getting checked.

[Ocelot II]

1. I can't imagine that it wasn't.

[50 Shades Of Blue]

2. If he got regular checkups, it's hard to believe it wasn't. So this is even scarier.

[Liberal In Texas]

3. I'm wondering if he hasn't been fighting this for awhile.

Maybe even as long as back when he decided to pull out of the race.

Just speculation.

[Silent Type]

4. I'd bet money that and everything else was checked annually, if not more often. That's why Prez's often spend

hours, if not a day, at Walter Reed, and there are doctors most places they go.

[senseandsensibility]

5. I know nothing about this

Is it checked through a blood test?

[Silent Type]

7. Yes. I bet Presidents have everything reasonable checked out of a few tubes of blood.

[Jilly_in_VA]

6. Guessing it was

He had the best medical care as president at Walter Reed. They said they just found a "small nodule" on examination the other day but that this is an "aggressive form". Dunno the difference, not my ballpark---am cardiac nurse.

[Ace Rothstein]

8. There are prostate cancers that do not elevate PSA levels.

[W_HAMILTON]

9. Maybe (due to him being president), but experts recommend stopping prostate cancer screening around 70-75.

Source: https://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/psa-test/in-depth/prostate-cancer/art-20048087#:~:text=If%20you%20choose%20to%20have,that%20limit%20your%20life%20expectancy.

[unc70]

11. Those recommendations are based on flawed research

The control groups were not controlled.

[J_William_Ryan]

10. 'Prostate cancer has a high "cure" rate if diagnosed early.'

There is a rare, aggressive form of cancer that can be serious even if detected early.