Former President Joe Biden, 82, has been diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer.
“Last week, President Joe Biden was seen for a new finding of a prostate nodule after experiencing increasing urinary symptoms,” Biden’s personal office said in a statement on Sunday.
“On Friday he was diagnosed with prostate cancer, characterized by a Gleason score of 9 (Grade Group 5) with metastasis to the bone,” the statement continued. “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.”
President Donald Trump responded to the news Sunday evening, writing on Truth Social that he and First Lady Melania Trump are “saddened to hear about Joe Biden’s recent medical diagnosis.”
“We extend our warmest and best wishes to Jill [Biden] and the family, and we wish Joe a fast and successful recovery,” Trump added.
The news of the cancer diagnosis is the second time Biden’s health made national news over the weekend. On Saturday, Axios published the complete audio recording of Biden’s interviews with special counsel Robert Hur. The interview took place over two days, Oct. 8 and 9, 2023 and reveals multiple instances in which Biden appears to struggle to recall certain details about his life.
Hur interviewed Biden as part of the probe over Biden’s handling of classified documents.
Axios reports that the recording confirms “Hur’s assertion that jurors in a trial likely would have viewed Biden as ‘a sympathetic, well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory.’”
Concerns over Biden’s health, specifically his cognitive health, led to calls for Biden to drop out of the 2024 presidential election, which he ultimate did do last July.
During a recent interview on ABC’s “The View,” Biden was asked about claims made during the final year of his presidency over the decline in his cognitive ability.
“There’s nothing to sustain” the claims, Biden said in response.
This piece was updated with additional information after publication.
