The former chairman ’s prostate Crab diagnosing was announced over the weekend and detailed as " fast-growing . "
Former President Joe Biden’sadvanced prostate cancer diagnosishas generated several estimates of how long he could live ― and some suggest his cancer could have cut short his term in office had he been reelected.
The 82-year-old’s cancer hasspread to the bone, meaning it is metastatic and more severe because it is not localized.
Dr.Matthew Smithof Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, who has led a research program onprostate cancer survivorship, told the Associated Press that men can anticipate to live with metastatic prostate cancerfor four or five years.
Dr.Sandy Srinivas, a medical oncologist at Stanford, had a similar take. Srinivasconfirmed to ABC Newsin the Bay Area that while Biden’s condition is incurable, living another four or five years wouldn’t be out of the ordinary.
Dr.Herbert Lepor, who specializes in urologic oncology at NYU Langone, offered a more optimistic range. Hetold Reutersthat even patients with metastatic prostate cancer can survive “five to 10 years and beyond.”
None of these physicians is treating Biden, but their predictions do offer a window into what Biden could face in the near future.
Concerns over Biden’s mortality while in office became moot when hedropped out of the racelast summer amid doubts about his mental sharpness and physical stamina.
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