Biden’s office said the cancer had a Gleason score of 9, at the most aggressive end of the scale, and spread to bone, but hormone-sensitive, “which allows for effective management.” [1][2]
Two days later his office said his last known PSA test was in 2014, when he was 71, and that he had never before been diagnosed with prostate cancer. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends against routine PSA screening for men 70 and older, because the harms of false positives and overtreatment outweigh the benefits on average. Critics, including some doctors, said a president with daily medical care should have been tested anyway. [3][4]
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