Dr. Glenn Mollette
The recent announcement about former President Joe Biden having terminal prostate cancer is mind-blowing. It was announced that the cancer is in his bones, so yes, it’s terminal. He might live a couple of years depending on how far it has progressed. This week, I have been wondering if the cancer is already in his brain and if it has been there for a while. How long will it be before we know the truth? Will we ever know the complete truth?
Biden having stage four prostate cancer is just crazy. We recently heard on national news that it has been 14 years since Biden had his last PSA test, which is typically done every year on any man who has a physical. If the doctor doesn’t order a PSA test on any man over 50 then he should have his medical license revoked. We are talking about the President of the United States who supposedly has access to the finest medical care in the world. In reality he must have had an idiot looking out for him. Or did Joe know he had cancer early in his term as President and everyone agreed to keep it quiet?
Biden’s condition grew worse throughout his Presidency. He wasn’t great when he was doing all his campaigning from the basement. In his last two years, he became increasingly difficult to understand, and he couldn’t answer questions on the spot. He had to be given questions in advance. We saw it all play out on national television. Let’s please pray for Biden. He is a very sick man.
Shame on the White House medical team for not taking care of the President. Shame on Jill Biden. Why would a wife allow her husband to try to keep doing what he was not able to do. Shame on Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi, Bernie Sanders and every Democrat who tried to fool the American public. They did not fool anyone.
Prostate cancer can be treated and cured if caught early. A PSA test each year will identify a rising PSA number. Typically, any number over four will warrant a prostate biopsy. Biopsies are not fun, but they are much better than terminal cancer. A biopsy will determine if there is any malignancy in the prostate. If a malignancy is found early on, then there will be choices to make. There are various treatments such as radiation seed implants, cyber knife, proton therapy, radiation therapy, freezing the cancer or surgery to remove the prostate. However, if you wait and delay treatment then the cancer will eventually escape the prostate and end up in your bones and other parts of your body. Then, it is just a matter of time before you die.
An oncologist may do hormone injections and radiation to buy you some time. That’s what
“managing” the cancer is, buying you a little time, very little time.
Again, pray for Joe Biden. Also, men, get your PSA test every year. Even if you are over 75, insist on it. A dear friend of mine, died from prostate cancer at age 80. He was diagnosed at age 77. His doctor was passive and kept saying, “We’ll watch it.” They watched it for sure. They watched it kill my friend. If they had done PSA tests earlier, they could have caught it and treated the cancer.
If your doctor says, “We don’t do tests like that after 70 or 75, then find a different doctor. What’s the point of going to the doctor at age 70 or 80 if their attitude is “You’re too old to treat. We will just let you die.” Be proactive. Don’t settle for a doctor like the White House doctor who allowed the President to become terminal.
