Biden’s office announced his illness Sunday afternoon.

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    7 months ago

    While this represents a more aggressive form of the disease, the cancer appears to be hormone-sensitive which allows for effective management.

    Feels like more of the same strategy of downplaying Biden’s symptoms. I bet when he dies they’ll deny it for a few days.

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      7 months ago

      I don’t disagree that there is a strategy of downplaying not just Biden’s, but every politician’s health conditions.

      I used to have this absolutely incredible writing professor, who, at 85, told us on the first day of class that he was dying, and had been for 4 years. He even had a blog about his reflections on mortality that he invited us to read. He had prostate cancer. I don’t remember the details, but they couldn’t operate to remove it or do chemo, but it was the kind that is hormone sensitive. They gave him a drug that destroyed his body’s ability to produce testosterone, so the cancer just stopped growing. He died at 90 - 9 years after his diagnosis. 10% extra life for him.

      No two people and prognosis’ are alike but the possibility exists they might be telling the truth about managing it.

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        7 months ago

        Because his underlings have been downplaying his health issues for the last several years and that’s what they’re used to doing.