WASHINGTON (TNND) — Former President Joe Biden's recent prostate cancer diagnosis has sparked questions among health experts about how such an advanced condition went undetected during his presidency. In his 2024 physical, Biden was described by his doctor as "a healthy, active, robust 81-year-old male, who remains fit to successfully execute the duties of the presidency."
However, Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel, an oncologist who served on Biden's COVID-19 advisory board, expressed skepticism about the thoroughness of Biden's last physical. According to Emanuel:
He did not develop it in the last 100-200 days. He had it while he was president. He probably had it at the start of his presidency.
According to the American Cancer Society , prostate cancer can often be detected early through regu