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Biden's office announced his illness Sunday afternoon.

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[–] GenLe@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 day ago

What I find so annoying is how there are so many people (outside of this platform) who are just shocked and devastated about this news. I am over here like...the man is in his eighties. He is an elderly man. We should not be that surprised about some illness popping up at that age.

[–] the_riviera_kid@lemmy.world 95 points 3 days ago (15 children)

Why can't the current president get aggressive cancer? Everyone would love that (although I would pity the cancer).

[–] Goodmorningsunshine@lemmy.world 19 points 2 days ago (7 children)

I've largely come to believe that bad things don't happen to evil people

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[–] perestroika@lemm.ee 114 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (4 children)

Since this is an opportunity to educate people about health, I will not discuss politics here. :)

  • If you're a guy, your urinary tract is stupidly complicated from a medical viewpoint and there's a prostate beneath the bladder which hydrogenates testosterone (T is produced by the brain) into dihydrotestosterone, produces fluid to mix the seminal fluid with, and generally supports fertility and gender specific phenotype.

  • With progressing age, the prostate enlarges, gets infected with HPV (nearly everyone gets it) and may get bacterial infections (typical ones are E. coli). It may also develop calcinations.

  • Risk is reduced if you live in Asia and eat a traditional menu containing much soy bean products which enables guys in those regions to enjoy several times less prostate cancer.

  • Risk is increased with nearly every urinary tract infection, especially if not conclusively diagnosed and treated.

  • After the age of 40, regularly have PSA (prostate specific antigen) measured from a blood test. It tells how much disintegration and immune reaction is occurring down there.

  • Regularly have ultrasound check-ups done. If there are UTI symptoms, treatment must not occur blindly, but must be followed by observation.

  • If you are young and your home country has medical insurance that covers HPV vaccination, get it while it's free (because it costs 150 € a dose). If you're rich enough, there may be a point in getting it later too, especially if you've not had unsafe sex (it doesn't protect after infection). The majority of people get HPV during their lives and approximately 9 strains cause cervical cancer in women and raise the risk of prostate cancer in men. By getting vaccinated against HPV, you protect both yourself and your partners from drawing a ticket in a quite nasty lottery.

  • As long as prostate cancer is androgen dependent, it can be suppressed with an androgen blockade.

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[–] MolecularCactus1324@lemmy.world 17 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (7 children)

This is why after 60, I’m not going to try to be president. I’m retiring. Guy spent the last few good years he had stressed out running the country when he should’ve been playing bingo and sitting on a beach.

[–] fibojoly@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 days ago

I'm told you absolutely can be president and still relax on your golf course while setting the world on fire through Shitter.
Fair play to him for taking the difficult route instead.

[–] kreskin@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

Its fine, he was playing bingo and sitting in a bench while he was president. Also took a lot of naps and vacation days.

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[–] Phoenicianpirate@lemm.ee 171 points 3 days ago (17 children)

It should have happened to Trump. Not that Biden is a good guy, but it would be nice if Trump died of an ass related illness.

[–] AlecSadler@sh.itjust.works 64 points 3 days ago (4 children)

I'm not convinced Trump is healthy. I bet he has a plethora of health issues but the paid-off doctors aren't releasing the information.

[–] CalipherJones@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

Wait I thought he was built like an NFL all star

[–] mic_check_one_two@lemmy.dbzer0.com 51 points 3 days ago (6 children)

I mean, we know his health report was a sham. The dude reported that Trump only has like 5% body fat. Even the most shredded body builders struggle to hit 5%.

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[–] yesman@lemmy.world 257 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Countdown to Trump saying something deplorable. 10...9...8...

[–] Zachariah@lemmy.world 116 points 3 days ago (22 children)

Damn, didn’t even get to finish the countdown.

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[–] lennee@lemm.ee 242 points 3 days ago (8 children)

fuck, i prayed for this but it hit the wrong president

[–] Hubi@feddit.org 93 points 3 days ago (3 children)
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[–] Spaniard@lemmy.world 23 points 2 days ago (4 children)

Wishing him all the best. I have seen quite a few men die to that disease (no one dies of prostate cancer but it spreads really fast and to really bad places).

Good luck Biden.

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[–] Carmakazi@lemmy.world 192 points 3 days ago (11 children)

metastasis to the bone

Yeah, he's not making it.

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[–] wpb@lemmy.world 79 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (20 children)

Thank goodness he lives in a country where the cancer hospitals haven't been bombed out of existence with weapons funded by the United States under the leadership of Joe Biden.

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[–] CriticalMiss@lemmy.world 50 points 3 days ago (43 children)

What are these comments? You people are vile.

[–] 13igTyme@lemmy.world 49 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (14 children)

Either post on reddit and get a mix of Nazis and Russian bots.

Or post on Lemmy and get dumb fucks that idolize Russia or China and don't even understand what communism is they just know it's "cool" to be against capitalism.

Also never vote, but simultaneously blame the Democrats for everything.

[–] Duke_Nukem_1990@feddit.org 33 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Tbf it is pretty cool to be against capitalism.

[–] MrScottyTay@sh.itjust.works 37 points 3 days ago (3 children)

Even cooler to do it properly though rather than trying to proxy it by loving China or Russia

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[–] RedditIsDeddit@lemmy.world 21 points 2 days ago (3 children)

I wish Joe well. Terrible thing to have to deal with.

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[–] eugenevdebs@lemmy.dbzer0.com 80 points 3 days ago (30 children)

Stage 4 cancer with metastasis? Not gonna make it. No amount of money or power can stop a dead man walking.

But it does make ya wonder why he wanted to run for a second term. He probably won't make it to the end of the current administration.

He won't live long enough to see the major impact of slow rolling Trump's arrest.

I wish cancer got the other guy, but I feel no sympathy for an old racist who betrayed various words and didn't fight back against the fascist hard enough.

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[–] Wispy2891@lemmy.world 84 points 3 days ago (4 children)

With all the best doctors the presidents have, they discover it only at the fourth stage?

I'm a lowly peasant and my work let me do a yearly blood+pee test, I assumed that for presidents it would be something like a weekly checkup

[–] blakenong@lemmings.world 119 points 3 days ago (12 children)

It’s likely that they knew a long time ago but they are just now announcing it. This would probably also explain why he was so mentally foggy or, seeming like he had dementia. Many cancer drug drugs can do that toyou.

[–] jonne@infosec.pub 81 points 3 days ago (2 children)

If that's the case he was even more wrong about running than everyone assumed.

[–] fluxion@lemmy.world 87 points 3 days ago (3 children)

Somebody had to step up and save us from Bernie Sanders

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[–] HejMedDig@feddit.dk 87 points 3 days ago (4 children)

It's going to be interesting to see how Trump will handle that state funeral

[–] SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 132 points 3 days ago (2 children)

"Interesting" is a kind way to put that he's going to be horrific and make it all about himself.

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[–] Susurrus@lemm.ee 27 points 3 days ago (16 children)

This comment section shows that even on decentralized, less mainstream platforms there's a lot of people behaving similarly to what would be called bots on Reddit. Come on, guys, we can do better than this.

We can acknowledge Joe Biden's crimes and failures without cheering his sickness and wishing him a painful death. Same with Donald Trump and all the other scummy politicians.

We can also disagree about various policies, issues or parties while treating each other with respect and an open mind, instead of degrading all discussion to 'communism vs capitalism' or 'democracy vs fascism' arguments.

I know it can be difficult to remain civil towards government officials who are essentially criminals, and anyone who supports or seems to support them in any capacity. However, I personally think we should try.

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[–] Vari@lemm.ee 54 points 3 days ago (25 children)

Lucky for him he’ll get the best medical treatment on the planet. Meanwhile if I broke a leg I’d be destitute

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