Biden's sudden diagnosis of aggressive prostate cancer is unfortunately all too common

[Emrys]

6. It happened to my brother, ten years older than me, about five years ago

First signs of concern were some problems passing water - doc - tests - diagnosis - oh shit. PSA sky-high, aggressive form. Initial prognosis shattering, but I knew enough from other friends' and acquaintances' experiences with cancers to tell him to wait for further tests before utterly freaking out as that initial consultation can be irresponsibly pessimistic - for many years people have moaned that doctors aren't being straight with them, but some of them pass premature opinions and projections of survival span that aren't yet borne out by the individual illness course.

He's had and is having the treatments available and seems to be doing well. They're keeping a close eye on me. Annual PSA tests, an MRI scan that came back clear, no cause for concern. So far, so good. I'm just sorry he's had to go through it to give me some cautionary forewarning.