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Dr. Peter Attia

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11186 total appearances

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The Peter Attia Drive
#343 – The evolving role of radiation: advancements in cancer treatment, emerging low-dose treatments for arthritis, tendonitis, and injuries, and addressing misconceptions | Sanjay Mehta, M.D.

And again, what fraction of Gleason 7s can do radiation without requiring androgen deprivation therapy?

The Peter Attia Drive
#343 – The evolving role of radiation: advancements in cancer treatment, emerging low-dose treatments for arthritis, tendonitis, and injuries, and addressing misconceptions | Sanjay Mehta, M.D.

And again, what fraction of Gleason 7s can do radiation without requiring androgen deprivation therapy?

The Peter Attia Drive
#343 – The evolving role of radiation: advancements in cancer treatment, emerging low-dose treatments for arthritis, tendonitis, and injuries, and addressing misconceptions | Sanjay Mehta, M.D.

What about these patients that show up with two spine mets? How effective is radiation there, given that that's a favorite spot for a prostate too? You're talking about initial presentation with oligometastatic disease?

The Peter Attia Drive
#343 – The evolving role of radiation: advancements in cancer treatment, emerging low-dose treatments for arthritis, tendonitis, and injuries, and addressing misconceptions | Sanjay Mehta, M.D.

What about these patients that show up with two spine mets? How effective is radiation there, given that that's a favorite spot for a prostate too? You're talking about initial presentation with oligometastatic disease?

The Peter Attia Drive
#343 – The evolving role of radiation: advancements in cancer treatment, emerging low-dose treatments for arthritis, tendonitis, and injuries, and addressing misconceptions | Sanjay Mehta, M.D.

And what is a more favorable presentation, oligometastatic to bone or oligometastatic to para-aortic? Bone, for sure.

The Peter Attia Drive
#343 – The evolving role of radiation: advancements in cancer treatment, emerging low-dose treatments for arthritis, tendonitis, and injuries, and addressing misconceptions | Sanjay Mehta, M.D.

And what is a more favorable presentation, oligometastatic to bone or oligometastatic to para-aortic? Bone, for sure.

The Peter Attia Drive
#343 – The evolving role of radiation: advancements in cancer treatment, emerging low-dose treatments for arthritis, tendonitis, and injuries, and addressing misconceptions | Sanjay Mehta, M.D.

And has he suffered any debilitating fractures?

The Peter Attia Drive
#343 – The evolving role of radiation: advancements in cancer treatment, emerging low-dose treatments for arthritis, tendonitis, and injuries, and addressing misconceptions | Sanjay Mehta, M.D.

And has he suffered any debilitating fractures?

The Peter Attia Drive
#343 – The evolving role of radiation: advancements in cancer treatment, emerging low-dose treatments for arthritis, tendonitis, and injuries, and addressing misconceptions | Sanjay Mehta, M.D.

This guy's in his late 70s now.

The Peter Attia Drive
#343 – The evolving role of radiation: advancements in cancer treatment, emerging low-dose treatments for arthritis, tendonitis, and injuries, and addressing misconceptions | Sanjay Mehta, M.D.

This guy's in his late 70s now.

The Peter Attia Drive
#343 – The evolving role of radiation: advancements in cancer treatment, emerging low-dose treatments for arthritis, tendonitis, and injuries, and addressing misconceptions | Sanjay Mehta, M.D.

Four digit PSAs.

The Peter Attia Drive
#343 – The evolving role of radiation: advancements in cancer treatment, emerging low-dose treatments for arthritis, tendonitis, and injuries, and addressing misconceptions | Sanjay Mehta, M.D.

Four digit PSAs.

The Peter Attia Drive
#343 – The evolving role of radiation: advancements in cancer treatment, emerging low-dose treatments for arthritis, tendonitis, and injuries, and addressing misconceptions | Sanjay Mehta, M.D.

Ted has told me about some of the most terrifying cases are the exact opposite. These guys that show up- With a low PSA. With a very low PSA. Yes. PSA of 1.9. Those are worse.

The Peter Attia Drive
#343 – The evolving role of radiation: advancements in cancer treatment, emerging low-dose treatments for arthritis, tendonitis, and injuries, and addressing misconceptions | Sanjay Mehta, M.D.

Ted has told me about some of the most terrifying cases are the exact opposite. These guys that show up- With a low PSA. With a very low PSA. Yes. PSA of 1.9. Those are worse.

The Peter Attia Drive
#343 – The evolving role of radiation: advancements in cancer treatment, emerging low-dose treatments for arthritis, tendonitis, and injuries, and addressing misconceptions | Sanjay Mehta, M.D.

Anything else you want to talk about on the oncology side of this, as far as what should people know as they're engaging with a radiation oncologist? What questions should they be asking? It sounds like it's no different than surgery, where there's clearly a difference between good surgeons and not so great surgeons.

The Peter Attia Drive
#343 – The evolving role of radiation: advancements in cancer treatment, emerging low-dose treatments for arthritis, tendonitis, and injuries, and addressing misconceptions | Sanjay Mehta, M.D.

Anything else you want to talk about on the oncology side of this, as far as what should people know as they're engaging with a radiation oncologist? What questions should they be asking? It sounds like it's no different than surgery, where there's clearly a difference between good surgeons and not so great surgeons.

The Peter Attia Drive
#343 – The evolving role of radiation: advancements in cancer treatment, emerging low-dose treatments for arthritis, tendonitis, and injuries, and addressing misconceptions | Sanjay Mehta, M.D.

There presumably are people that take the kind of care you take and agonize over the details. How can somebody find out if their radiation oncologist is practicing in your philosophy?

The Peter Attia Drive
#343 – The evolving role of radiation: advancements in cancer treatment, emerging low-dose treatments for arthritis, tendonitis, and injuries, and addressing misconceptions | Sanjay Mehta, M.D.

There presumably are people that take the kind of care you take and agonize over the details. How can somebody find out if their radiation oncologist is practicing in your philosophy?

The Peter Attia Drive
#343 – The evolving role of radiation: advancements in cancer treatment, emerging low-dose treatments for arthritis, tendonitis, and injuries, and addressing misconceptions | Sanjay Mehta, M.D.

And not only that, the best surgeons often are treating the hardest cases.

The Peter Attia Drive
#343 – The evolving role of radiation: advancements in cancer treatment, emerging low-dose treatments for arthritis, tendonitis, and injuries, and addressing misconceptions | Sanjay Mehta, M.D.

And not only that, the best surgeons often are treating the hardest cases.