After Biden's diagnosis, a look at prostate cancer's impact on men in the U.S. - PBS NewsHour

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President Biden has been diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer. It's the most common cancer and the second leading cause of cancer death among men in the U.S. For more insight, Geoff Bennett spoke with Dr. Jay Raman, chair of the Department of Urology at Penn State Health. - Aired on 05/19/2025.

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1. As a result of this event, I know more today,

but up until now, the only thing I knew about prostate cancer is that, if it's caught early enough for surgery to deal with it, the surgery results in the genitals appearing bruised for awhile. A friend of mine's husband had tat surgery and came home with black-and-blue genitals. Not expecting that (and probably being under considerable stress herself, and maybe with some relief that he was out of the hospital) could not help laughing. Not the best reaction. In surgical cases, I do think wives should be warned of this.

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2. We're all learning due to this event, an important education for the nation

And your friend's husband was lucky that this was caught early. I still don't understand why President Biden's case wasn't since I thought that the president's health was closely monitored.

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3. I believe the doctor interviewed in the video said they stop screening at about age 70.

And if he wasn't having any issues, I can see that. And it apparently never appeared that he was having any kind of health issues at all.

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4. Thanks! And you're right, President Biden always seemed fine except for that one debate with TFG

Where he had jet lag and was also sick - which likely cost him the nomination. Given his present health crisis, that's just as well, if only we weren't having to deal with the dangers and anti-democratic idiocy of a convicted felon.