Former diagnosis of President Joe Biden Stage 4 Prostate Cancer was a reminder of the importance of cancer screening.
Prostate cancer is the second major cause of natural deaths among North Carolina men, for lung cancer, under the UN Men’s Health Program. The prostate is the gland between the man’s bladder and the rectum, and is part of his reproductive anatomy.
The biden team announced a diagnosis on Sunday afternoon, saying that it had increased urine symptoms that caused the prostate nodule. The biden team said his form of prostate cancer was aggressive and spread to his bones.
This year, more than 180,000 men across the country will be diagnosed with prostate cancer and will die about 40,000. But if it is caught early, UN health says that almost all men who can live for five years or more can live. This decreases to 34%.
The American Cancer Society lists seven medical institutions where men can turn to prostate cancer over 50 miles from Raleigh. All seven also offer cervical, lungs, breast and colon and rectal cancer.
This includes:
▪ UNC REX Healthcare of Wakefield, Raleigh
▪ Durham VA Medical Center, Durham
▪ North Carolina University, Chapel Hill
▪ Johnston Healthcare, Smithfield
▪ Carolina’s urgent care, durham
▪ Carolina Urgent Care, Chapel Hill
Call the American Cancer Society 800-227-2345 Or use a chat feature on the Cancer.org group website to find out about potential free screens options.
2021 A study conducted during the UNC Men’s Health Program found that only 52% of North Carolina men were checked for prostate cancer.
Symptom without
More than 8,000 men in North Carolina in 2021 Prostate cancer was diagnosed. Among them was seniors Thomas Tillis, Republican from Huntersville. 2021 March He publicly announced that he would undergo surgery after he was diagnosed with prostate cancer. Till said he had no symptoms.
“I am blessed that my cancer has been identified as early and I cannot emphasize enough how important selection are, whether you think you are healthy,” Tillis said. “I had no symptoms and I would never have imagined cancer. My forecast is good because I went to my annual physical and got a PSA test that led to biopsy and eventually my diagnosis. Early detection can really save lives.”
Till was one of the first in North Carolina to respond to Biden’s news on Sunday, announcing to social media that he and his wife Susan are “frustrated to hear about the diagnosis of President Biden Prostate Cancer and pray for his complete recovery.”
Annual physical effect
UN encourages all men between the ages of 19 and 49 to get physical action at least every two years, and 50 physically 50 each year. Even if the patient is healthy, normal examination of physicians gives the patient the basis for blood pressure, cholesterol, weight and other things to do something that is normal for the person.
Between 50 and 69, but for 40 years, prostate testing is performed annually to ensure that the patient remains healthy. After 69 years, doctors will work with their patients separately to determine whether the prostate exam is still needed.
Biden is 82.
Prostate cancer is usually found in black men or those with family history, especially with a father or brother diagnosed.
Prostate exams
February State representative Rodney Pierce, a Democrat from Halifax County, proposed a bill for $ 4 million.
In the same month, the Republican US spokesman Greg Murphy of Greenville was among the legislators who offered to demand the insurance company to cover the selection without setting any costs of sharing claims for men with a high risk of prostate cancer.
Prostate test may include a prostate specific antigen blood test, digital rectal test and biopsy.
Urologist Murphy encouraged men to ensure that their doctor does not stop with PSA blood test, but also carried out a rectal test to catch potential signs of cancer that a blood test may miss.
“A person with a” normal “PSA can still have prostate cancer,” Murphy wrote in social media. “That’s why your doctor’s rectal examination is also needed. Unfortunately, some doctors refuse critical examination and rely only on blood test. Make sure the doctor does both. “
Biden received the support of lawmakers, including Democrats and Republicans in North Carolina, who wanted to recover quickly.