Joe Biden was never screened for prostate cancer during his four years as president, following medical recommendations for men 70 or older.

Former President Joe Biden — who was diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer — got his last blood test for the cancer over a decade ago.

How was Joe Biden’s cancer not caught earlier?The news that the former president is battling an aggressive, stage-4 prostate cancer that has spread to the bone ignited a public debate about why a person with peerless access to medical care was diagnosed at such an advanced stage with a disease that is quite common in men his age.