Biden is diagnosed with 'aggressive' form of prostate cancer

WASHINGTON — Former President Biden has been diagnosed with an “aggressive form” of prostate cancer, his bureau said Sunday, a devastating improvement aft having dropped his bid for reelection past summertime implicit wide concerns implicit his property and health.

Biden’s idiosyncratic bureau said helium was examined past week aft the president reported a bid of concerning symptoms.

“Last week, President Joe Biden was seen for a caller uncovering of a prostate nodule aft experiencing expanding urinary symptoms. On Friday, helium was diagnosed with prostate cancer, characterized by a Gleason people of 9 (Grade Group 5) with metastasis to the bone,” the bureau said successful a statement.

“While this represents a much assertive signifier of the disease, the crab appears to beryllium hormone-sensitive, which allows for effectual management. The President and his household are reviewing attraction options with his physicians,” the connection added.

The erstwhile president, 82, had been making his archetypal nationalist appearances since leaving bureau successful caller weeks, including a nationalist code and a lengthy sit-down connected ABC’s “The View,” and besides hired a communications strategist to assistance burnish his bequest amid the work of a bid of books critically examining his clip astatine the White House.

Biden has a tragic idiosyncratic past with cancer, losing his son, Beau Biden, to glioblastoma successful 2015, erstwhile helium was serving arsenic vice president. At that time, helium launched the “cancer moonshot,” a government-wide propulsion for improved crab treatments that helium relaunched during his presidency.

The dispersed of crab to the bones volition marque Biden’s crab hard to cure. But its receptiveness to hormone treatments could assistance his aesculapian squad inhibit the cancer’s growth, astatine slightest temporarily.

Biden dropped retired of the 2024 contention successful July nether immense unit from enactment successful the Democratic Party aft a disastrous statement with the Republican statesmanlike nominee, Donald Trump, laid bare concerns implicit his property and acuity.

Within hours of dropping retired of the race, Biden endorsed his vice president, Kamala Harris, to tally successful his place. She rapidly coalesced the enactment astir her information and avoided a superior battle, but mislaid to Trump successful November.

In a station connected X, Harris said she and her husband, Doug Emhoff, were saddened to larn of Biden’s diagnosis. “We are keeping him, Dr. Biden, and their full household successful our hearts and prayers during this time,” she wrote. “Joe is simply a combatant — and I cognize helium volition look this situation with the aforesaid strength, resilience, and optimism that person ever defined his beingness and leadership. We are hopeful for a afloat and speedy recovery.”

Last week connected “The View,” Biden said helium took work for Trump’s instrumentality to power, due to the fact that helium was successful bureau astatine the time. “I do, because, look, I was successful complaint and helium won. So, you know, I instrumentality responsibility,” helium said.

But helium continued to cull criticisms that helium and his squad worked to conceal the effects of his property connected his show arsenic president, stating helium was not amazed by Harris’ loss, and suggesting helium inactive believes helium could person beaten Trump if helium had stayed successful the race.

“It wasn’t a slam dunk,” helium said, referring to Trump’s victory. “Let maine enactment it this way. He’s had the worst 100 days immoderate president’s ever had. And I would not accidental honesty has been his beardown point.”

President Trump expressed interest astir Biden’s information successful Truth Social post. “Melania and I are saddened to perceive astir Joe Biden’s caller aesculapian diagnosis. We widen our warmest and champion wishes to Jill and the family, and we privation Joe a accelerated and palmy recovery,” helium wrote.

The erstwhile president is spending the play successful Delaware with family, an adjutant said.