Former President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with prostate cancer, according to a statement from his office released Sunday afternoon.

Biden’s office announced his illness Sunday afternoon.

  • Count042@lemmy.mlEnglish
    4·
    3 个月前

    The PSA test is no longer suggested, as more people were injured from complications caused by procedures that false positives caused then people saved.

    My dad almost died from a complication due to a biopsy. About 20 years later, he got prostate cancer which was detected without a PSA test, treated, and is now cancer free.

    • perestroika@lemm.ee
      2·
      3 个月前

      Good point. Biopsies can cause complications.

      PSA is still recommended here (it’s cheap) but only its negative answer is considered reliable.

      • PSA negative: all clear
      • PSA positive: do a non-invasive scan and more blood tests, don’t immediately proceed to a biopsy