Benjamin Netanyahu treated for early-stage prostate cancer
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said he is "in excellent physical condition" after the publication of his annual medical report revealed he had a malignant tumour removed.
In a post on X on Friday, Netanyahu said that during routine medical monitoring following successful surgery for an enlarged benign prostate, doctors found an early-stage malignant tumour.
Treatment had "removed the problem and left no trace of it", he added.
Netanyahu said he had requested to delay publication of his health record so it was not released at the height of the US and Israel's war with Iran, to prevent Tehran from spreading "even more false propaganda against Israel".
The 76 year-old Israeli leader said he underwent the initial surgery for an enlarged benign prostate in 2024 and has been under routine medical monitoring. "A tiny spot of less than a centimetre" was discovered during the most recent check up.
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I hope it's aggressive and malignant.
Oh, it is! Hopefully the cancer is as well.
Just like him
Prostate cancer is really easy to treat and delay, unfortunately. I have a family member dealing with it right now, very late stage, and its still extremely treatable.
It varies widely depending on the tumor type and other factors. But yeah, one common variant is slow-growing.
They removed the wrong side of the tumor.
Damn, I wish it wasn't early stage, because he is certainly one of the few people who genuinely deserves cancer
Fitting as he also is a cancer to the world.
Well in that case we need to give him enough chemo and radiation therapy to kill the entire cancer
He is just a one cell. The cancer would be Israel.
prostate is pretty treatable early stages, especially if you get regular blood test to detect markers for the cancer, at his age he likely is. something like pacreatic unlikely, since it almost always advanced when symptoms show up. prostate is slow enough that most people pass away before the cancer kills them, or is diagnosed with it. aggressive ones are like pancreatic, colon if mestasize, leukemias.
Leukemias are also in many cases not only treatable but curable, but in other cases, it'll kill you fast.
My condolences to the cancer.
Very rarely am I rooting for cancer.
Well damn. That is really unfortunate.
Not that he has cancer, mind. That's great. Him getting treated for it is unfortunate.
condolences to the cancer
Hopefully, his course of treatment is filled with complications and much suffering.
It’s only colonizing what it rightfully it. Bibi should leave
he IS a malignant tumor.
I feel like anyone with aggressive or late stage cancer should not be allowed to decide whether a nation goes to war or not.
You have a warped set of perceptions once death is knocking on your door.
JK it says early stage, kick him out for war crimes then.
I agree, if you were a farmer you would have your gun revoked.
Like what Bibi? That you kill children or are committing a genocide? Cause that ain't falsehoods.
Poor cancer
Good.
Couldn't have happened to a better guy
dont treat that war criminal!
Several cancers beginning with P, and this is regrettably the easiest to treat.
Oh no!
Anyway...
No, no! Don't treat him!
Alhamdulillah.
Satan takes care of his own. He will be OK, unfortunately.
Metastasize, you lazy bastard tumor.
Surely we can do better than simply waiting for cancer to take him. So slow.
The issue is that there is even worse israeli politicians that may take his place
The cancer has a right to defend itself.
The cancer is new to that body, but has every right to take over the rest of it.
My prayers have been answered