Dr. Jay Raman:
Well, I think I would tell you, to be perfectly honest, if we look at national screening guidelines, for example, from the American Urological Association, screening guidelines really recommend screening between the ages of 45 to 50 all the way up to about 70 years of age.
And, certainly, when you get to men who are over in their upper 70s and even 80 years of age, routine screening is really not recommended. It’s very possible that these men may die of some other cause other than prostate cancer.
So, although President Biden has been diagnosed with an aggressive type of prostate cancer, I wouldn’t necessarily say it was due to lack of screening. It was perhaps purposeful, given his age and potentially life expectancy.
