HOT TOPICS | Biden, Cancer, & the Questions No One's Answering - May 19th, 2025
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Good morning, everyone. Welcome to Hot Topics. And boy, do we have hot topics for you this morning. We're so glad that you are here. Welcome to the program. And you know, as I always say, make sure you hit the thumbs up and the like. It does affect the algorithm. And more people become aware of our channel and our conversation. I know you guys, I say it all the time. I hate to say it myself, but that is the truth. We're going to talk about a couple of things. Number one, MAGA is really, really pissed off at some folks who were extremely MAGA and who are now in a position of power or in positions of power to be able to tell the truth about the FBI on January 6th and whatever. Among other things, and whether or not, you know, all these conspiracy theories that MAGA has come up with.
And now you have folks who are leading the FBI and all of these other things that people thought, OK, well, they're definitely going to be on our side. They're going to have all of these QAnon conspiracy theories. But then once they got there and the evidence proves something else. They have no other choice but to tell the truth. And now Magaland is in hysterics. So let us know where you are streaming from this morning. We're glad to have you here. And that's it. But first, we're going to start with our breaking news. And that is about the former President Joe Biden. Let's put up the New York Times. The New York Times is reporting, and the Biden folks as well, that Joe Biden was diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer.
The cancer is metastasized to the bone. That's according to a statement from Mr. Biden's personal office. And we're going to get into all of it. But first, let me show you the statement. This is a statement from Biden's office. And he tweeted, he said this. He said that... We put it up, Andy. There we go. Cancer touches us all. Is that the statement? That's a response. Cancer touches us all. Like so many of you, Jill and I have learned that we are strongest in the broken places. Thank you for lifting us up with love and support. That is the response this morning. And then there were they put the the actual statement that he tweeted was about. I guess we don't have that one. OK, let's bring in Dr. Holly. Dr. Holly Phillips is a general internist and a in private practice in Manhattan and an expert on all things medicine.
Thank you for joining us this morning.
Thanks for having me down.
So, doctor, when you saw this, when the Biden folks put out the statement, what did you think?
You know, the very first thing I did actually was scan down to see if it was hormone receptive. I just wanted to see how treatable it was going to be. And it seems like it will be very treatable. But it is unfortunate that it was picked up in stage four. You know, cancer is particularly prostate cancer. It's incredibly treatable, especially when picked up in stage one, right? That's when it's still inside of the prostate. By the time it's got to stage four, it's moved outside of the prostate through the lymph nodes and has reached, it can reach other organs. In his case, it sounds as though it's reached the bones. So while it's still treatable, it would have been more ideal for him to have the diagnosis earlier.
But reaching the bone, that is the problematic part, right? And this is a statement. It says, last week, President Joe Biden was seen for a new finding of a prostate nodule after experiencing increasing urinary symptoms. On Friday, he was diagnosed with prostate cancer characterized by a Gleason score of 9, grade group 5, with metastasis to the bone. While this represents a more aggressive form of the disease, the cancer appears to be hormone sensitive, which allows for effective management. The president and his family are reviewing treatment options. with his physicians. Now, he was diagnosed. I'm sure you've seen the thing. Should he have known? Should the doctors have known? Wouldn't he have known this for years and years and years?
What do you say to that?
You know, here's the thing. The most common test for prostate cancer is something called a PSA test.
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Chapters
5 chapters
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:15–6:06
2
What did Biden's office announce about his prostate cancer diagnosis and metastasis?
6:06–10:39
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How do doctors explain Gleason 9 prostate cancer and treatment options?
10:39–18:22
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Could routine PSA screening have detected Biden's cancer earlier and why might it not have been done?
18:22–1:02:15
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Does metastatic prostate cancer necessarily impair cognitive function or presidential fitness?
1:02:15–1:04:09