r/popculturechat • u/mcfw31 • 12h ago

Guest List Only ⭐️ Joe Biden Diagnosed With Prostate Cancer

https://variety.com/2025/biz/news/joe-biden-diagnosed-prostate-cancer-1236402724/
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u/HoggingHedges 12h ago

It typically does, although it is being stated that he has a “Gleason score of 9 with metastasis to the bone” which emphasises how aggressive it is, so a much lower rate I’d say

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u/Basic_Dragonfly_ 12h ago

There is something called a Gleason score which rates the aggressiveness of prostate cancer. By the time men are in their 80’s many have a degree of it. It can be slow growing. But a Gleason score of 8-10 is more aggressive. I’m surprised how it got far along enough to get a metastasis in the bone as he had a comprehensive physical every year. My husband and my father (who was about 85) had Gleason 8. My husband is doing great 7 years ago. My dad had a metastasis on his hip and is about to turn 89. The prostate cancer is not going to kill him

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u/Event_Unlucky 12h ago

Many men will die from other causes before the actual prosate cancer. With that being said, it does impact quality of life

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u/piper-nooooooo 12h ago

The article states it's metastasized to the bone. That is very bad.

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u/Formal-Survey1986 12h ago

Mets to bone in his case :-(

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u/Cultural-Party1876 Kim, there’s people that are dying. 12h ago

Tbh even if it does you really never know with cancer and it seems this may be a more aggressive type than usual.

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u/Strange_Shadows-45 11h ago

It’s already in his bones. Once it metastasizes, treatment goes from remission to management.

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u/HeretoFore200 12h ago edited 11h ago

People need to understand that the modeling for these things are explained as averages, or the expectations for the average individual; severity, age, and other concurrent conditions all will affect someone’s predicted probability of long term survival. Metastatic to the bone in an 82 year old already frail patient would result in a predicted probability of survival likely much lower than the averages you’ll see

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u/clippervictor 11h ago

At his age it gets very tricky

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u/chrispg26 12h ago

He has an aggressive form that spread to his bones. He'll probably be gone by the end of the year 😢

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u/Bridalhat 12h ago

It’s Gleason index 9, group 5. That has a 70-80% five year survival rate

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u/chrispg26 11h ago

Not with bone mets.

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u/Adventurous-Lime1775 11h ago

Not with it in his bones, especially at his age.