That in and of itself puts him above what I've come to expect from this low-bar dip in American culture. Good for him.
> “I have the same cancer that Joe Biden has. I also have prostate cancer that has also spread to my bones, but I’ve had it longer than he’s had it – well, longer than he’s admitted having it,” Adams said.
The use of the word "admitted" implies that Biden is either lying about how far it has progressed, or that he has known about it longer than he has admitted.
The implied timelines don’t match.
Second, many recommendations are based on resource limitations that simply don't exist for a POTUS.
Last, and similarly, standard of care is based on standard doctors, treatment, and hospitals. They go out the window when these aren't true.
AFAIK, the PSA one isn't based on resource limitations, though.
It's based on the specificity being low enough and the risks, especially with advancing age, of the follow up tests being high enough that at a certain point the test is perceived as having zero-to-negative value in terms of QALY for the patient.