JAKARTA - Recently, the former President of the United States, Joe Biden, underwent routine physical health checks. The results of the examination revealed that there was a small node in his prostate, as confirmed by a Biden spokesperson to ABC News on Tuesday (local time).
"Dalam pemeriksaan kesehatan rutin, ditemukan lumpe kecil di prostate yang memerlukan evaluasi lebih lanjut," ujar sang juru bicara, dikutip dari laman ABC News.
The finding of the node cannot be ascertained whether it is tame or indicates a more serious condition. Follow-up examinations will be carried out to determine the exact cause. Prostate nodules can be caused by various things, ranging from inflammation to early indications of cancer.
Biden's health condition has indeed caught the public's attention, especially after in February 2023 he had undergone procedures for removing cancer lesion from his chest while still serving as president.
The White House doctor, Dr. Kevin O'Connor, at that time stated that the lesion was a basal cell carcinoma, a common type of skin cancer but relatively not aggressive.
"All cancer tissues were successfully removed, and no further treatment was needed," he said at the time.
Biden's health issues are also increasingly in the spotlight following the launch of the book Original Sin: President Biden's Declane, It's Cover-Up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again by Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson. In the quote released by Axios, it was stated that internal staff had discussed the possibility of using a wheelchair if Biden was re-elected president due to his significant physical decline.
Biden's physical damage, especially can be seen from his detailed way of running, so there was an internal discussion about the possible use of wheelchairs, although this could not be done before the election, "wrote the quote.
Another quote published by The New Yorker even mentions that Biden did not seem to recognize actor George Clooney at a fundraising event. Responding to these allegations, Biden's side gave a firm statement.
"We haven't read the book yet, and the writers haven't checked the facts on us. We won't respond to any quotes they release for commercial gain," said a Biden spokesperson.
We are still waiting for evidence to show that Joe Biden is unable to carry out his duties as president. On the contrary, evidence shows that he is a very effective president.
In an interview at The View last week, Joe Biden and his wife, Dr. Jill Biden, also denied claims about cognitive declines written in a number of books.
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"They were wrong. No one can support the claim," said Joe Biden.
"The writers of those books are not at the White House with us. They don't see how hard Joe works every day," he added.
However, the public is now waiting for the results of further examination of the nodules in Biden's prostate, which will provide a clearer picture of his future health condition.
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