Joe Biden’s office announced Sunday that the former president had been diagnosed with an “aggressive form” of prostate cancer that had metastasized to his bones.
Almost immediately, doctors took to social media to explain the diagnosis and what it meant for Biden. But many physicians were shocked that Biden — who in theory underwent routine, high-quality medical examinations in the White House — did not have his cancer discovered until it had progressed to such a late stage.
The timing led some doctors to wonder whether Biden’s physicians had missed something, or if an earlier diagnosis had gone unreported.
“Sad and unfortunate and I wish the former President the best in his treatment of this cancer,” Congressman Ronny Jackson (R-Texas), who previously served as the White House physician, wrote on X. “Care at the White House should be second to none. Unbelievable this…
