I have a question on President Biden's prostate cancer diagnosis

[Norbert]

Last edited Sun May 25, 2025, 07:45 AM - Edit history (1)

I keep hearing the media say that he has not been checked for prostate cancer in 12 years. Do they mean he hasn't had a PSA?

I am thinking and I may be wrong but if he has had bloodwork done then there is a check for it through bloodwork. I have read where it is more accurate for men as they reach a certain age because PSA checks deliver too many false positives.

I, too, have not been checked for prostate cancer with a PSA test for three years. Instead, I get a physical every six months and that means a prostate cancer check through bloodwork.

There is a history of prostate cancer in my family so this hits close to home. I want to be checked because I feel I have a target on my back, or rather below the belt.

Any thoughts?

On edit: The bloodwork test is a PSA test. The test I haven't had in three years is the finger test.