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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 25

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 25 OP

Sudden diagnosis of aggressive prostate cancer all too common struggle4progress May 25 #1

Sounds a lot like Ovarian Cancer in women. slightlv May 25 #9

That guidance against PSA tests is outrageous Bluetus May 26 #19

Guidelines are *Guidelines* Doctoris Extincti May 26 #24

My situation is similar Bluetus May 26 #25

Totally agree with you! Doctoris Extincti May 26 #26

Many 70 year olds can live until 90+ choie May 26 #27

Well, the very slow-growing forms of prostate cancer Bluetus May 26 #30

Why Biden may not have known about his cancer until recently struggle4progress May 25 #2

I believed Joe Biden without proof. Because he is an honest man. Walleye May 25 #3

Me too. Makes all the difference. calimary May 25 #11

People should learn to trust their instincts when it comes to truth and lies Walleye May 25 #13

I am not sure the issue is instincts Bluetus May 26 #20

Yes, we simply need to recognize what honesty is to start with Walleye May 26 #22

How Doctors Treat Aggressive Prostate Cancer Like Joe Biden's struggle4progress May 25 #4

Thank you for all the information. sheshe2 May 25 #5

I have been waiting for someone MLWR May 25 #6

Hear, hear peggysue2 May 25 #7

Mahalo for all these Informative articles Cha May 25 #8

Good article. One everybody should read, whether they have cancer or don't, calimary May 25 #10

The Heart of the Problem DET May 25 #12

A test of psa and free psa is more meaningful, and cost is essentially the same for psa/free psa test... NowsTheTime May 26 #15

Indeed, the screening recommendations are bad advice. Trust_Reality May 26 #21

Good information -- (also much needed). Thank you. liberalla May 26 #14

It's not just prostate cancer - this happens TBF May 26 #16

Same here. ChazInAz May 26 #17

Hmmmm Littlered May 26 #18

Obviously, a "routine" blood test is important! young_at_heart May 26 #23

Seems like many Littlered May 26 #29

k&r Nimble_Idea May 26 #28