Dr. Siegel on Biden’s Prostate Cancer: ‘It’s a Highly Testosterone Dependent Tumor and We Have Therapies for That’

BOOTHER Of course we ░░░░░░░░ all praying for the ░░░░░░░░ president All right let ░░░░░░░░ bring in Fox News ░░░░░░░░ senior medical analyst Dr ░░░░░░░░ Siegel for more on ░░░░░░░░ Biden s prostate cancer ░░░░░░░░ Doctor let s start ░░░░░░░░ what is a Gleason ░░░░░░░░ of 9 grade group ░░░░░░░░ indicate about the aggressiveness ░░░░░░░░ this cancer SIEGEL Lisa ░░░░░░░░ means it s the ░░░░░░░░ aggressive Gleason 9 means ░░░░░░░░ it has a higher ░░░░░░░░ of spread which we ░░░░░░░░ it did it spread ░░░░░░░░ group 5 is the ░░░░░░░░ group in terms it ░░░░░░░░ t look at it ░░░░░░░░ the microscope how aggressive ░░░░░░░░ is When they say ░░░░░░░░ it s hormone responsive ░░░░░░░░ are talking testosterone That ░░░░░░░░ mean that it s ░░░░░░░░ testosterone dependent tumor and ░░░░░░░░ have therapies for that ░░░░░░░░ s a new one ░░░░░░░░ Orgovyx there s Lupron ░░░░░░░░ s Casodex there s ░░░░░░░░ to decrease the body ░░░░░░░░ production of a testosterone ░░░░░░░░ even to signal the ░░░░░░░░ not to make the ░░░░░░░░ produce testosterone That could ░░░░░░░░ shrink this Bone metastasis ░░░░░░░░ the most likely That ░░░░░░░░ where it goes right ░░░░░░░░ it goes to the ░░░░░░░░ nodes it goes to ░░░░░░░░ bone If there is ░░░░░░░░ a solitary one they ░░░░░░░░ target that they can ░░░░░░░░ radiation in addition They ░░░░░░░░ consider taking out the ░░░░░░░░ as well VOGEL Dr ░░░░░░░░ it s Anita Vogel ░░░░░░░░ Thank you so much ░░░░░░░░ joining us As you ░░░░░░░░ studies show that the ░░░░░░░░ year survival rate for ░░░░░░░░ cancer is 98 but ░░░░░░░░ rate drops significantly to ░░░░░░░░ for advanced prostate cancer ░░░░░░░░ fact that we are ░░░░░░░░ this has spread to ░░░░░░░░ bone does that suggest ░░░░░░░░ cancer is a stage ░░░░░░░░ cancer SIEGEL Yes it ░░░░░░░░ And you framed that ░░░░░░░░ right It s almost ░░░░░░░░ survival if it s ░░░░░░░░ to the prostate because ░░░░░░░░ take the prostate out ░░░░░░░░ robotic techniques that are ░░░░░░░░ and with minimal problems ░░░░░░░░ recovery But once it ░░░░░░░░ spread 60 of the ░░░░░░░░ you can get it ░░░░░░░░ enough If you can ░░░░░░░░ it is 30 to ░░░░░░░░ as you said a ░░░░░░░░ year survival rate And ░░░░░░░░ addition the fact that ░░░░░░░░ s so aggressive under ░░░░░░░░ microscope makes it even ░░░░░░░░ concerning The key now ░░░░░░░░ can they battle it ░░░░░░░░ early on That will ░░░░░░░░ his prognosis That s ░░░░░░░░ we re hoping and ░░░░░░░░ for that they can ░░░░░░░░ an initial response to ░░░░░░░░ Early screening is key ░░░░░░░░ And again you know ░░░░░░░░ 80 years old and ░░░░░░░░ is shocking Anita over ░░░░░░░░ age of 80 80 ░░░░░░░░ men have some prostate ░░░░░░░░ cells so screening is ░░░░░░░░ But how you screen ░░░░░░░░ what you do with ░░░░░░░░ results are individual.”