I am a prostate cancer patient and a board-certified health care chaplain. I’ve served patients from every end of the spectrum. And I’m living with hormone-sensitive, high-grade (Gleason 9) prostate cancer, just like former President Biden.

Lots of political commentators have speculated about the timeline and severity of Biden’s recent diagnosis. If you don’t believe he only just found out, or if you’re wondering whether the short timeframe described in the White House’s public statement could really be accurate, I understand your skepticism. But I also understand this disease. And based on what I have lived and what I have seen in hundreds of patients, I want to explain why the official timeline is entirely plausible.

My cancer was found by mistake. A non-routine blood test was ordered in error, and that’s what flagged the........

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