Dr. Contacessa to Newsmax: Prostate Cancer Rarely Linked to Cognitive Issues

Dr. Frank Contacessa told Newsmax on Monday that a prostate cancer diagnosis, like that of former President Joe Biden, is rarely linked to “cognitive issues.”

The internist told Newsmax’s “National Report,” “I don’t know that we can connect necessarily the prostate cancer diagnosis and the cognitive issues, which we’ve all clearly seen.”

Contacessa said prostate cancer, in many cases, is predictable. “It’s rare for prostate cancer to metastasize or spread to the brain. It does happen, but it’s maybe single-digit percentages of prostate cancers that metastasize.”

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