Ex-US president Biden diagnosed with ‘aggressive’ prostate cancer

FILE: Former US President Joe Biden delivers his farewell address from the Oval Office, Wednesday, January 15, 2025, at the White House. (Official White House Photo by Erin Scott via President Joe Biden/Facebook)

By Anadolu, Philippine News Agency

ISTANBUL – Former US President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with an “aggressive form” of prostate cancer that has spread to his bones, according to a statement released Sunday from his personal office cited by multiple reports.

“Last week, President Joe Biden was seen for a new finding of a prostate nodule after experiencing increasing urinary symptoms,” the statement said.

The disease was confirmed Friday and characterized by a Gleason score of 9 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,” Biden’s office noted.

The office said the 82-year-old former president and his family are currently reviewing treatment options with his medical team.

Biden served as the US president from 2021 to 2025.