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struggle4progress

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1. Sudden diagnosis of aggressive prostate cancer all too common

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Sun May 25, 2025, 04:41 PM

May 2025

By CARLA K. JOHNSON
Updated 5:42 PM EDT, May 19, 2025

... “It’s a very common scenario,” said Dr. Matthew Smith of Massachusetts General Brigham Cancer Center. Men can “feel completely well and a diagnosis of metastatic prostate cancer could come as quite a surprise.”

Guidelines recommend against prostate cancer screening for men 70 and older so Biden may not have been getting regular PSA blood tests, Smith said. What’s more, while the PSA test can help flag some cancers in some men, it does not do a great job of identifying aggressive prostate cancer, Smith said ...

https://apnews.com/article/biden-prostate-cancer-2acca9da55ea0f0a09546cd918437444

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I have the same cancer as Biden -- what you need to understand [View all] struggle4progress May 2025 OP

Sudden diagnosis of aggressive prostate cancer all too common struggle4progress May 2025 #1

Sounds a lot like Ovarian Cancer in women. slightlv May 2025 #9

That guidance against PSA tests is outrageous Bluetus May 2025 #19

Guidelines are *Guidelines* Doctoris Extincti May 2025 #24

My situation is similar Bluetus May 2025 #25

Totally agree with you! Doctoris Extincti May 2025 #26

Many 70 year olds can live until 90+ choie May 2025 #27

Well, the very slow-growing forms of prostate cancer Bluetus May 2025 #30

Why Biden may not have known about his cancer until recently struggle4progress May 2025 #2

I believed Joe Biden without proof. Because he is an honest man. Walleye May 2025 #3

Me too. Makes all the difference. calimary May 2025 #11

People should learn to trust their instincts when it comes to truth and lies Walleye May 2025 #13

I am not sure the issue is instincts Bluetus May 2025 #20

Yes, we simply need to recognize what honesty is to start with Walleye May 2025 #22

How Doctors Treat Aggressive Prostate Cancer Like Joe Biden's struggle4progress May 2025 #4

Thank you for all the information. sheshe2 May 2025 #5

I have been waiting for someone MLWR May 2025 #6

Hear, hear peggysue2 May 2025 #7

Mahalo for all these Informative articles Cha May 2025 #8

Good article. One everybody should read, whether they have cancer or don't, calimary May 2025 #10

The Heart of the Problem DET May 2025 #12

A test of psa and free psa is more meaningful, and cost is essentially the same for psa/free psa test... NowsTheTime May 2025 #15

Indeed, the screening recommendations are bad advice. Trust_Reality May 2025 #21

Good information -- (also much needed). Thank you. liberalla May 2025 #14

It's not just prostate cancer - this happens TBF May 2025 #16

Same here. ChazInAz May 2025 #17

Hmmmm Littlered May 2025 #18

Obviously, a "routine" blood test is important! young_at_heart May 2025 #23

Seems like many Littlered May 2025 #29

k&r Nimble_Idea May 2025 #28