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Biden's office announced his illness Sunday afternoon.

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[–] yesman@lemmy.world 258 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

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

[–] Zachariah@lemmy.world 116 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

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

[–] Zerlyna@lemmy.world 56 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Somehow I don’t think you are joking. 😢

[–] catloaf@lemm.ee 143 points 2 weeks ago (13 children)

I stomached looking at his truth social account so you don't have to:

Melania and I are saddened to hear about Joe Biden’s recent medical diagnosis. We extend our warmest and best wishes to Jill and the family, and we wish Joe a fast and successful recovery.

I guess some pr person has his phone today. He'll probably say something stupid in an interview later.

[–] NotSteve_@lemmy.ca 63 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

I checked the Conservative subreddit to see what their reaction was and it’s pretty sympathetic. This made me laugh though

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[–] Zerlyna@lemmy.world 57 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

You are an angel! Yes it’s written by an educated and classy person. Not him.

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[–] lennee@lemm.ee 241 points 2 weeks ago (7 children)

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

[–] Hubi@feddit.org 95 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)
[–] inb4_FoundTheVegan@lemmy.world 43 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Ugh, first that kid only getting his ear and now THIS?

do better

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[–] CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 39 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Tbf, Trump's health is shrouded in so much subterfuge that you could have gotten the right president but we just don't know it.

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[–] Carmakazi@lemmy.world 192 points 2 weeks ago (10 children)

metastasis to the bone

Yeah, he's not making it.

[–] BBQuicktime@thelemmy.club 55 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

The guy's also 82, so it's not like he has a long road ahead of him regardless of this.

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[–] Phoenicianpirate@lemm.ee 173 points 2 weeks ago (8 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 63 points 2 weeks 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.

[–] mic_check_one_two@lemmy.dbzer0.com 51 points 2 weeks 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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[–] CoffeeJunkie@lemmy.cafe 30 points 2 weeks ago (9 children)

Anything is possible. Prostate cancer is far more common than most people realize....there is an easy to remember true statistic -- 80% of all men over 80 have prostate cancer. That's 4 out of 5. It very often tends to be so slow growing that it's simply not an issue, really, you'll have more pressing health concerns that will kill you first.

It's good to check, then once it is identified, either dealt with or monitored with regular frequency.

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[–] perestroika@lemm.ee 114 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks 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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[–] the_riviera_kid@lemmy.world 95 points 2 weeks ago (22 children)

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

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[–] HejMedDig@feddit.dk 87 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

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

[–] SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 132 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

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

[–] Randomgal@lemmy.ca 37 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

"Put his body in a tank for my parade."

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[–] obvs@lemmy.world 39 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
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[–] Wispy2891@lemmy.world 85 points 2 weeks 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 2 weeks ago (6 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 2 weeks ago (2 children)

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

[–] fluxion@lemmy.world 87 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Somebody had to step up and save us from Bernie Sanders

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[–] eugenevdebs@lemmy.dbzer0.com 34 points 2 weeks ago (6 children)

So glad he wanted to run for a second term then, especially after promising to be a one term president. /sarcasm

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[–] wpb@lemmy.world 82 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks 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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[–] eugenevdebs@lemmy.dbzer0.com 80 points 2 weeks ago (25 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.

[–] Zenith@lemm.ee 44 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

He’s 82, he’s not going to “make it” regardless

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[–] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 31 points 2 weeks ago

But it does make ya wonder why he wanted to run for a second term.

Look at the average age of congress. Look at what Dianne Feinstein was doing at the end of her life. They don't want power. It's all automatic to them at this point. They don't know now to do anything else then grab and hold as much power as possible without any reason or purpose.

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[–] throwawayacc0430@sh.itjust.works 62 points 2 weeks ago (17 children)

Kinda wish this happened on like January 1, 2024, we might've had an open Democratic Primary and potentially averted fascism.

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[–] einlander@lemmy.world 58 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Biden has cancer, what's Trump's excuse? 😕

[–] kmartburrito@lemmy.world 86 points 2 weeks ago

Trump IS the cancer

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[–] Vari@lemm.ee 54 points 2 weeks 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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[–] CriticalMiss@lemmy.world 50 points 2 weeks ago (43 children)

What are these comments? You people are vile.

[–] 13igTyme@lemmy.world 49 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks 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 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Tbf it is pretty cool to be against capitalism.

[–] MrScottyTay@sh.itjust.works 37 points 2 weeks 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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[–] Vanilla_PuddinFudge@infosec.pub 36 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Who's misusing the Monkey Paw for wishes? Be specific next time!

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[–] HotsauceHurricane@lemmy.world 31 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

God, thats fucking terrible. We put him through the riger the last couple years & now this? This is the worst timeline.

[–] doctordevice@lemmy.ca 31 points 2 weeks ago

I don't know about you, but I wanted him to stop working when he was 74 and enjoy the rest of his life with his family like people should be allowed to do much younger than that, not start working again at 78.

I have absolutely no guilt over what happened at the tail end of his presidency, I tried to keep him from being in that position at all.

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