Biden’s last prostate cancer blood test was in 2014, spokesperson says

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Biden’s last prostate ******* blood test was in 2014, spokesperson says

Former President Joe Biden received his last known blood test to check for prostate ******* in 2014, a spokesperson said Tuesday — two days after Biden revealed he has an aggressive form of prostate *******.

“Prior to Friday, President Biden had never been diagnosed with prostate *******,” the spokesperson added.

Biden turned 72 in 2014, putting him toward the end of the typical age range for prostate ******* screenings. Doctors generally recommend halting routine testing after the age of 70 or 75 because prostate ******* is often slow-growing in older men, and the risks of testing and treatment can outweigh the benefits, CBS News medical contributor Dr. Céline Gounder says.

President Trump on Monday speculated about how long Biden may have had *******, saying he’s “surprised” that “the public wasn’t notified a long time ago.”

The spokesperson said Biden’s 2014 exam — administered when he was vice president — was a prostate specific antigen test, a type of blood test. It’s one of two forms of prostate ******* screening, along with a digital rectal exam conducted by a doctor.

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in early 2024, during the last year of his presidency. A

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released at the time by his physician, Dr. Kevin O’Connor, did not mention testing for prostate *******, and described him as generally healthy.

In 2019, Biden was diagnosed with benign enlargement of the prostate, a

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that affects about 80% of men over 70.

The former president was diagnosed with an “aggressive” form of prostate ******* on Friday, his office said Sunday. He was evaluated after a “small nodule” was found in his prostate during a routine exam, his team disclosed earlier this month.

Biden’s office said his ******* has a Gleason score of 9 — the second-highest value on the prostate ******* grading system — “with metastasis to the bone.” The statement added that “the ******* appears to be hormone-sensitive which allows for effective management.”

Joe Walsh

Joe Walsh is a senior editor for digital politics at CBS News. Joe previously covered breaking news for Forbes and local news in Boston.

Aaron Navarro

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