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How was Joe Biden’s cancer not caught earlier?The news that the former president is battling an aggressive, stage-4 prostate cancer that has spread to the bone ignited a public debate about why a person with peerless access to medical care was diagnosed at such an advanced stage with a disease that is quite common in men his age.
The spokesperson also said that the former president had never been diagnosed with prostate cancer before last week.
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Biden’s team said Sunday that he was diagnosed with a “more aggressive form” of prostate cancer that has spread to his bones. His tumor was “characterized by a Gleason score of 9 (Grade Group 5),” meaning that it ranked highly on the grading system for prostate cancer.
Former President Joe Biden's last PSA test, a screening to potentially flag prostate cancer, was performed in 2014, according to his spokesperson. Newsweek reached out to Biden's office via online form on Tuesday for comment.
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Joe Biden's prostate cancer, marked by a high Gleason score and bone metastasis, is likely to be hormone-sensitive. Experts speak about treatment strategies and prognosis.
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