Jimmy Carter passed away from natural causes on November 17, 2023. He had been in hospice care for a while, having declined in health with a urinary tract infection that did not respond to antibiotics, according to Wikipedia.He was 96 years old when he died.His death was not caused by his prior diagnosis of melanoma that metastasized to his brain and liver.While he had dealt with that cancer, he was not in active treatment for it at the time of his death and was instead receiving palliative hospice care. Does Jimmy Carter still have brain cancer? But in December 2016, Carter announced that the scans of his brain were clear. “My most recent MRI brain scan did not reveal any signs of the original cancer spots nor any new ones.Jan 8, 2025
Let's see what an oncologist has to say about Joe Biden's cancer. 'Maybe even a decade': Oncologist tells Morning Joe that Biden had cancer for years https://www.rawstory.com/joe-biden-cancer/ Joe Biden announced over the weekend that he has been diagnosed with an "aggressive form" of prostate cancer, but a physician told MSNBC's "Morning Joe" the former president had almost certainly had the disease for a decade. His personal office announced Sunday that Biden was examined after experiencing urinary symptoms and was diagnosed with a high-grade, aggressive cancer that had spread to his bones. Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel expressed strong confidence that the former president had been ill for years and quite likely had known long before he announced the diagnosis. "Oh, he's had this for many years, maybe even a decade, growing there and spreading, that's right," said Emanuel, an oncologist and bioethicist. "It's a little surprising, I look back at the records, and there's no evidence that when he got his health status and the medical records were released, that he had a prostate-specific antigen. "Now, it is true that a lot of people recommend not doing a prostate-specific antigen after [age] 70, but President Biden's been in public life a very long time. He was vice president and had a lot of exams under 70, so it's a little surprising that they didn't do it, and maybe President Biden decided he didn't want the test. Many men do decide they don't want a PSA." Biden's office said his Gleason score was nine, which indicates the cancer looks very abnormal and more likely to grow and spread quickly. Emanuel said the fact that it had spread to the bone shows it had been present for many years. "It's been around for a very long time in President Biden – years," Emanuel said. "We don't know [how many years], obviously, and it is a little surprising to many of us oncologists that he wasn't diagnosed earlier." There's no indication Biden had a prostate exam, although both George W. Bush and Barack Obama had while they were president, but Emanuel was confident that, if he had, the test would have shown cancer was present. "It is surprising that he did not get this test given the fact that the proclivity presidential physicians test more rather than less, and I think it is a little, it's a little strange," Emanuel said. "We do know from the population, like I said, 7 percent of people diagnosed with prostate cancer get it diagnosed at the metastatic moment, when it's already metastatic. So it's not unusual that people can say, 'No, I don't want the test,' or their doctor doesn't recommend it or they don't get the tests for one reason or another." It's possible a test could have missed the cancer, the physician said, but he doubts that it would have been missed more than once. "Given the fact that he has an annual exam, a test is unlikely to miss it given the fact that it's a Gleason nine, which means it's pretty wild-looking in the sense of underneath, it doesn't look like a normal prostate cell," Emanuel said. "It looks like a prostate cancer cell, which looks more, you know, atypical. It's not likely that his prostate-specific antigen, his PSA, which is the test we're talking about, would have been in the normal range. "It would have been elevated above four, and that is, that does say you should do something about it. Now you might test it again a few months later and see if the number has gone up or gone down, that you've got an aberrant reading for one reason or another, but that doesn't seem likely in this situation." "Either they didn't test for it or they didn't report it and we didn't get the information as a public," Emanuel added. Watch the video below or at this link.
Old age. He was literally a hundred years old for crisesake. He died while having cancer. Which he has had for over ten years. Not sure it shortened his life much or that he would have lived longer without it.
I see. The doctor is arguing that Biden's health condition and cancer diagnosis was hidden from the public. Which brings us back to my original post in this thread which is that the swamp and the media -either one or both because the swamp will lie to the media too- have covered up and tend to cover up all things Biden just as a kneejerk reaction that you have to shake the tree pretty hard to find out what insiders already know. Or at least that risk is there. We are in the shaking the tree phase. Anyway, when was the last time he had a PSA test. Let's establish that. And advance the story from there. If no test. Then that is an issue. If a test and results not released, then that is an issue too regardless of whether the results were problematic or within range. Let the media probe that and establish the circumstances there and we will proceed from there. I know that there is a pantload of pundits that will say "oh, after a man is 80 we do not necessarily do psa's because prostate cance is slow growing blah, blah, blah." That is a complete crock if that approach was taken to Biden. For god's sake this is a man who never travels anywhere without a physician at his side. He would be or should have been subjected to extra-precautions due to his critical role. Again, I don't know the facts. Lets see some facts. CNN, Fox, or Camp Biden itself. I don't care. Do some work. Let's see what was done.
Let me ask -- do we want all of America's enemies in the world to know about the medical issues of our President. Should their medical information be loudly and publicly disclosed? Certainly all of Trump's medical reports as President are not providing complete information. They even obviously lie about his weight. The entire situation with Biden does make one thing clear IMO -- he most likely dropped out from running for a second term because his cancer prognosis was going downhill. It was not due to "cognitively decline" or his advisors urging not to run due to polling. Without the cancer, Biden certainly would have run for a second terms despite having "senior moments" and so-so polling. Politicians don't give up their offices easily (look at Congress with the many barely functional clowns in their 80s and 90s) unless they are facing a significant demise. Should we have a maximum age limit for the offices of President and Vice-President as well as for Congress?
I know this might seem like a radical concept, but I am just asking that campaigns - Biden campaign in this instance- state the goddam truth. They (and Kamala's campaign as well) stated that their health status and results were fully transparent and on the record and released. Withholding a cancer diagnosis would prove that to be a fucking lie. If that is the case and I am saying that I am waiting for facts. To your point about disclosure to America's enemies, then - should there be merit to that- then they should not release but neither should they assert that they have done a full release. Not complicated. Instead. We had Biden saying he had done a full release and then banging on the Trump campaign day in and day out saying that Trump needed to do it- all while POSSIBLY lying through their arse- subject to further fact finding as discussed. No we do not want America's enemies to have some info but the solution is not to deny or mislead Americans either.
Well -- in this case we expect the Trump campaign to state the goddam truth about his health and provide his medical reports. Just the same that you are demanding of the Democrats. We are still waiting for the tax filings that the Trump campaign promised. I will note that Biden provided his tax filings. The current top story on Fox currently is laughable in context that the primary physicians being used by Trump are loyalists who will hide any negative medical information rather than traditional government/military doctors. Yep, even Fox News is questioning Trump's health and the health information released about him. White House says Trump 'trusts his physicians' following Biden's cancer announcement Questions have emerged about the timing of former president Biden's 'aggressive' prostate cancer diagnosis https://www.foxnews.com/politics/wh...ysicians-following-bidens-cancer-announcement President Donald Trump remains confident in White House doctors despite the possibility that they missed a prostate cancer diagnosis for former President Joe Biden while he was in office, the White House says. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt made the statement during a press briefing on Monday morning, saying Trump remains in good health. Speculation has exploded in the days since Biden announced he has stage 4 metastatic prostate cancer this weekend, a diagnosis that typically takes years to develop. "White House doctors may have missed the early stages of his prostate cancer. So is President Trump worried about the quality of care that presidents get here?" Fox News White House correspondent Peter Doocy asked. "Not as far as President Trump is concerned. The White House physician we have here is phenomenal," Leavitt responded. "The team of physicians that take care of the president, particularly at Walter Reed Medical Center, are great. The president had his physical recently, as you know, he had, perfect results. He's in very good shape." "I think those of you who traveled to the Middle East with us last week can attest to the president's endurance. And by the way, I will add, we returned home from a very long and tiring trip last week, and on Saturday, where was the president? In the Oval Office, working all day. He doesn't stop. He doesn't quit. He's in great health and he trusts his physicians," she added. Trump said he and first lady Melania Trump were "saddened" to learn of Biden's diagnosis and wished him a "fast and successful recovery" in a post on social media this weekend. "Melania and I are saddened to hear about Joe Biden’s recent medical diagnosis," Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social. "We extend our warmest and best wishes to Jill and the family, and we wish Joe a fast and successful recovery." Leavitt told reporters that she does not believe Trump has spoken with Biden since the announcement, but she said he would be open to speaking with him. Biden's office confirmed on Sunday that he was diagnosed with an "aggressive form" of prostate cancer. "Last week, President Joe Biden was seen for a new finding of a prostate nodule after experiencing increasing urinary symptoms," Biden's team shared in a statement. "On Friday, he was diagnosed with prostate cancer, characterized by a Gleason score of 9 (Grade Group 5) with metastasis to the bone." "While this represents a more aggressive form of the disease, the cancer appears to be hormone-sensitive which allows for effective management. The President and his family are reviewing treatment options with his physicians," the statement said.
Nothing new under the sun for you. If Biden lied or withheld health info then Trump will be your defense. For the rest of us. Let's see the facts on what was known. You are just a Pollywanna Cracker repetitive drone. For you, the answer will always be "Trump". You are just searching for new questions to go with it. You apparently did not want the facts of Biden's mental health decline released either and were okay with Camp Biden lying about it. Howd that work out for ya?