It has already spread to his bones. How does this happen without being detected earlier with the best level of care in the world?
nozzlegear · 4h ago
Prostate cancer typically has no symptoms in its early stages. It only starts to show symptoms once it's grown significantly and started to spread. A physical exam (digital rectal exam) may not always detect it either, and (someone can correct me if I'm wrong) I believe they stop giving those once a patient reaches a certain age.
buildsjets · 3h ago
My working premise is that it was absolutely detected earlier, that he has been under treatment for some time, and that it is being publicly announced now in order to distract attention from and/or gain sympathy in light of the publicity Jake Tapper’s book has received in the past few days.
mongol · 4h ago
Are you referring to US healthcare? Or his care as an ex-president?
Unrelated: It is less than a year since he decided to not stand for election. This time last year he planned to stay in power for four more years. Prostate cancer as is as I understand it slow-growing. Could it have been there already when he planned for re-election, how regular are health checks in that position?
bitlax · 1h ago
It was detected earlier but it's being released now to cover for a particularly bad news cycle.
bdangubic · 1h ago
who is covering for what bad news cycle?!
anonbanker · 56m ago
The (Special Council) Robert Hur tapes with Biden leaked.
Jake Tapper's book was released.
Both evidence significant cognitive impairment in a sitting president.
25th Amendment can be applied retroactively.
They needed something to shift that cycle, and distract.
Unrelated: It is less than a year since he decided to not stand for election. This time last year he planned to stay in power for four more years. Prostate cancer as is as I understand it slow-growing. Could it have been there already when he planned for re-election, how regular are health checks in that position?
They needed something to shift that cycle, and distract.