← Return to Biden will be here soon: Former President metastatic prostate cancer

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@peterj116

Wow. They're right.

I checked a number of NZ urology sites & they all agree.

Above the age of 75 we do not recommend routine screening as the risks of investigation and treatment outweigh the potential benefits.

Being tested for prostate cancer is your choice. Your decision depends on:
whether you have a family history of prostate cancer in your father or brother (this doubles your risk of prostate cancer).
your age and life expectancy – if you're over 75 years of age, or expect your lifetime to be less than 10 years, you shouldn't be tested for prostate cancer as the harm is higher than the benefit.

There is no strong evidence to suggest that testing men over the age of 70 years reduces
mortality from prostate cancer in this age group. Generally men aged over 70 years, who have a normal-feeling prostate on digital rectal examination (DRE) and who have had ‘normal’ PSA tests in the past, should be advised they are not likely to benefit from any further PSA testing.

Maybe a subsequent biopsy is too invasive a procedure at that age, or recovery is more painful/difficult?
Must be the whole 'do no harm' thing.

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different rules for the President of the US. It is the same for women and pelvic exams but you can continue to request them.

Peter I understand what you are saying about it being intrusive! But how simple is a PSA Test? I had not been checked in several years! I just wanted to ease my mind! I had gone through Stage IV colon cancer 25 years ago, so cancer is always on my mind!
Don't you think a simple PSA Test would have caught Biden's cancer long before it got worse!
Thanks,
Sundance, aka, RB