Dr. Siddiqui: In Many Men, Prostate Cancer Is a Very Slow Growing Cancer that May Never Cause Problems

SIDNER Dr Siddiqui are ░░░░░░░░ surprised that this was ░░░░░░░░ so late I mean ░░░░░░░░ s now into the ░░░░░░░░ it s stage four ░░░░░░░░ never can get rid ░░░░░░░░ it I mean this ░░░░░░░░ a former president for ░░░░░░░░ sakes SIDDIQUI There s ░░░░░░░░ couple of possibilities for ░░░░░░░░ a prostate cancer would ░░░░░░░░ diagnosed at stage four ░░░░░░░░ it s metastatic So ░░░░░░░░ s important to remember ░░░░░░░░ prostate cancer is not ░░░░░░░░ one size fits all ░░░░░░░░ In many men it ░░░░░░░░ a very slow growing ░░░░░░░░ that may never cause ░░░░░░░░ And clearly in others ░░░░░░░░ can become metastatic and ░░░░░░░░ aggressive And so the ░░░░░░░░ for prostate cancer screening ░░░░░░░░ what s known as ░░░░░░░░ U S Preventative Services ░░░░░░░░ Force recommends for most ░░░░░░░░ talking to their doctors ░░░░░░░░ getting screened for prostate ░░░░░░░░ starting at age 55 ░░░░░░░░ about 69 or 70 ░░░░░░░░ so one possibility may ░░░░░░░░ been too that prostate ░░░░░░░░ screening was stopped That ░░░░░░░░ one way that one ░░░░░░░░ The other is that ░░░░░░░░ certain rare aggressive forms ░░░░░░░░ prostate cancer you can ░░░░░░░░ lower levels of that ░░░░░░░░ test that blood PSA ░░░░░░░░ Yeah SIDDIQUI Now we ░░░░░░░░ t know the specific ░░░░░░░░ of what SIDNER Right ░░░░░░░░ the former president s ░░░░░░░░ PSA levels were but ░░░░░░░░ are two possibilities for ░░░░░░░░ this might ve been ░░░░░░░░ SIDNER I know I ░░░░░░░░ no doctor but it ░░░░░░░░ surprise me that people ░░░░░░░░ t want to keep ░░░░░░░░ and have that be ░░░░░░░░ as you get older ░░░░░░░░ you guys know what ░░░░░░░░ science is so I ░░░░░░░░ trust you Dr Bilal ░░░░░░░░ thank you so much ░░░░░░░░ really explaining and giving ░░░░░░░░ some deep insight into ░░░░░░░░ Mr Biden and his ░░░░░░░░ will be going through ░░░░░░░░ appreciate it And our ░░░░░░░░ go out to that ░░░░░░░░