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In reply to the discussion: FWIW: Threads post from someone who had a diagnosis like Biden's [View all]malaise
(284,641 posts)59. I didn't think Jimmy Carter would survive after his health crisis and he
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There is a 33% survival rate 5 years after dx w/ Gleason 9 prostate cancer w/ met to bone.
Irish_Dem
May 18
#7
Me too, same year. Had the lump ectomy the chemo, the radiation and it hasn't come back knock on wood
Walleye
May 18
#28
I am going to be positive about this and I hope the MSM stops with the Biden old and sleepy narrative
kimbutgar
May 18
#15
Thank you for posting this encouraging report from someone with very similar diagnosis!
liberalla
May 18
#16
Thanks for that. They caught mine early and after radiation I'm still good to go.
surfered
May 18
#20
My father was Gleason 9, metastasized to the bone, PSA in the hundreds, age 70
HereForTheParty
May 18
#22
Yes. That's what my husband's urologist told him. My husband is also 83, but cancer free
Texin
May 19
#50