{"id":26991,"date":"2025-05-20T22:27:28","date_gmt":"2025-05-20T22:27:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/bidens-last-prostate-cancer-blood-test-was-in-2014-spokesperson-says\/"},"modified":"2025-05-20T22:27:28","modified_gmt":"2025-05-20T22:27:28","slug":"bidens-last-prostate-cancer-blood-test-was-in-2014-spokesperson-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/bidens-last-prostate-cancer-blood-test-was-in-2014-spokesperson-says\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden&#8217;s last prostate cancer blood test was in 2014, spokesperson says"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>Former President Joe Biden received his last known blood test to check for prostate cancer in 2014, a spokesperson said Tuesday \u2014 two days after Biden <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/joe-biden-diagnosed-prostate-cancer\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">revealed<\/a><\/span> he has an aggressive form of prostate cancer.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Prior to Friday, President Biden had never been diagnosed with prostate cancer,&#8221; the spokesperson added.<\/p>\n<p>Biden turned 72 in 2014, putting him toward the end of the typical age range for prostate cancer screenings. Doctors <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/biden-prostate-cancer-testing-how-it-spreads\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">generally recommend<\/a><\/span> halting routine testing after the age of 70 or 75 because prostate cancer is often slow-growing in older men, and the risks of testing and treatment can outweigh the benefits, CBS News medical contributor Dr. C\u00e9line Gounder <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/video\/understanding-bidens-prostate-cancer-diagnosis\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">says<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>President Trump on Monday speculated about how long Biden may have had cancer, saying he&#8217;s &#8220;surprised&#8221; that &#8220;the public wasn&#8217;t notified a long time ago.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The spokesperson said Biden&#8217;s 2014 exam \u2014 administered when he was vice president \u2014 was a prostate specific antigen test, a type of blood test. It&#8217;s <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/biden-prostate-cancer-testing-how-it-spreads\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">one of two forms<\/a><\/span> of prostate cancer screening, along with a digital rectal exam conducted by a doctor.<\/p>\n<p>Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20250118045500\/https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Health-Summary-2.28.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">had a physical<\/a> in early 2024, during the last year of his presidency. A <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20250118045500\/https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Health-Summary-2.28.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">six-page report<\/a> released at the time by his physician, Dr. Kevin O&#8217;Connor, did not mention testing for prostate cancer, and described him as generally healthy.<\/p>\n<p>In 2019, Biden was diagnosed with <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/biden-prostate-cancer-testing-how-it-spreads\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">benign enlargement of the prostate<\/a><\/span>, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yalemedicine.org\/conditions\/enlarged-prostate-benign-prostatic-hyperplasia-bph\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">very common condition<\/a> that affects about 80% of men over 70.<\/p>\n<p>The former president was <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/joe-biden-diagnosed-prostate-cancer\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">diagnosed<\/a><\/span> with an &#8220;aggressive&#8221; form of prostate cancer on Friday, his office said Sunday. He <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/biden-health-prostate-nodule\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">was evaluated<\/a><\/span> after a &#8220;small nodule&#8221; was found in his prostate during a routine exam, his team disclosed earlier this month.<\/p>\n<p>Biden&#8217;s office said his cancer has a Gleason score of 9 \u2014 the second-highest value on the prostate cancer grading system \u2014 &#8220;with metastasis to the bone.&#8221; The statement added that &#8220;the cancer appears to be hormone-sensitive which allows for effective management.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- data-recirc-source=\"queryly\" --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"component list recirculation component--type-recirculation \">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>    <!-- tags --><\/p>\n<div class=\"content-author\">\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/team\/joe-walsh\/\" class=\"content-author__name\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Joe  Walsh<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"content-author__bio\">\n<div class=\"content-author__full-information\">\n<p class=\"content-author__text\">Joe Walsh is a senior editor for digital politics at CBS News. 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