Former US President Joe Biden’s cancer diagnosis has once again raised concerns about whether he and his administration deceived the American public about his physical and mental health while in office.
US president Donald Trump supported the claims of those who suspected a cover-up by the Biden administration.
Trump told reporters at the White House, “I’m surprised that the public wasn’t notified a long time ago.”
“Why did it take so long? This takes a long time. It can take years to get to this level of danger,” Trump added, referring to the advanced nature of Biden’s cancer.
“So, look, it’s a very sad situation; I feel very bad about it. And I think people should try and find out what happened.”
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Trump added that “the big problem was that those doctors who had examined Biden while he was in office had lied to the American public.”
Doctors graded Biden’s cancer with a score of 9 under the Gleason classification system, which typically classifies prostate cancer between 6 and 10, according to the statement, indicating it is among the most aggressive kinds.
Late-stage prostate cancer has an average five-year survival rate of 28 percent, according to Johns Hopkins Medicine.
Biden on Monday thanked his well-wishers and expressed gratitude for their support and encouragement. Biden also said, “Cancer touches us all.” “Like so many of you, Jill and I have learnt that we are strongest in the broken places. Thank you for lifting us with love and support.”
Reacting sharply over his illness, Trump said, “If you take a look, it’s the same doctor that said Joe was cognitively fine; there was nothing wrong with him,” Trump said.
“Things are going on that the public wasn’t informed of, and I think somebody is going to have to speak to his doctor,” he added.
Meanwhile, some reputed US oncologists have publicly questioned the account of Biden’s cancer diagnosis provided by his office, pointing out that such advanced cancer usually takes years to reach an advanced stage.
“For even with the most aggressive form, it is a 5-7 year journey without treatment before it becomes metastatic,” Steven Quay, a pathologist who is the chief executive of biopharmaceutical company Atossa Therapeutics, said in a post on X.
“A diagnosis of metastatic prostate cancer is usually associated with a very high PSA, but in a small minority of patients, the PSA is actually normal,” he said.
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