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there was prostate cancer in my family (shit for me i guess).

it can be detected and managed with noninvasive methods SO early now that people easily can live 15-20 years with it before it spreads to the bones.

NO fucking way someone rich like biden didn't had these tests done all the time and it was missed.

@sun i honestly wouldn't be surprised, both about the cancer gun existing and that they want to get rid of him..

it's certainly completely off, and almost everyone who knows someone who had it will notice that this is pretty strange.

@bonifartius@qoto.org it wasn't missed but he kept forgetting after he left the dr's office

@bonifartius some people die of untreated prostate cancer because they avoid getting their prostate checked, on account of the method involved

@genmaicha xD there are blood tests (PSA) for this now, i'd imagine someone like biden would get one of these!

@genmaicha at least it's how prostate cancer and the treatment is monitored, but i think it can be as well used for detection. i think these tests are pretty sensitive, apparently they even can detect if the prostate is merely "enlarged".

@bonifartius that's good to know, hopefully I can just get this done if I get to that age, rather than... the other method
@bonifartius They typically stop doing prostate cancer tests if someone makes it to 70 years old, as most men would have gotten prostate cancer by then, although in the typical case the tumor is benign, thus it usually causes more harm to try to treat it than to leave it.

In Joe's case I guess his prostate cancer ended up being malignant and it spread to his bones.

A simple blood test checking PSA is enough.
Invasive procedures are not necessary.
@Suiseiseki @bonifartius

@wzqtparor @bonifartius Yes, but a 70+ year old male is extremely likely to have prostate cancer, thus a test confirming what is extremely likely is not useful.

There is no non-invasive procedure that can tell the difference between a benign or malignant tumor.

To treat prostate cancer requires invasive procedures, which is more harmful than leaving a benign tumor alone.
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