Prostate cancer and President Biden's diagnosis
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Prostate cancer is a major threat to the health of Australian men. Nationally it’s the most commonly diagnosed cancer, with
President Biden, 82, has been diagnosed with advanced, incurable prostate cancer. But how could a disease like this go undetected in one of the most medically monitored men in the world? Leah Hardy explains why current tests are notorious for false negatives – and why the new ones on the horizon could change
Dr. Matthew Smith of Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, who has led a research program on prostate cancer survivorship, told the Associated Press that men can anticipate to live with metastatic prostate cancer for four or five years.
At the recent American Urological Association (AUA) annual meeting, focal therapies for localized prostate cancer took center stage, moving from a niche option to a recognized alternative to surgery or radiation.