JOE BIDEN DIAGNOSED WITH ‘AGGRESSIVE’ FORM OF PROSTATE CANCER

Former President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with an “aggressive” form of prostate cancer, his office has announced.

A spokesperson for the ex-commander-in-chief said on Sunday that the diagnosis was made on Friday after doctors found a small nodule on Biden’s prostate, which needed further evaluation.

“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,” the statement said.

“While this represents a more aggressive form of the disease, the cancer appears to be hormone-sensitive which allows for effective management,” the spokesperson added. “The president and his family are reviewing treatment options with his physicians.”

President Donald Trump said on Truth Social: “Melania and I are saddened to hear about Joe Biden’s recent medical diagnosis. We extend our warmest and best wishes to Jill and the family, and we wish Joe a fast and successful recovery.”

Biden’s Vice President Kamala Harris praised her former boss as a “fighter.”

“Doug and I are saddened to learn of President Biden’s prostate cancer diagnosis. We are keeping him, Dr. Biden, and their entire family in our hearts and prayers during this time,” she said. “Joe is a fighter — and I know he will face this challenge with the same strength, resilience, and optimism that have always defined his life and leadership. We are hopeful for a full and speedy recovery.”

This comes as Biden’s fellow Democrats attempted on Sunday ahead of the announcement of the cancer diagnosis to defend the former president after the reveal of newly published audio of a 2023 interview with Biden and special counsel Robert Hur in which the then-president struggled to answer questions and remember key dates from his personal and public life.

Hosts on the Sunday shows pushed Democratic lawmakers for reactions to the new audio and asked if the party should have acted earlier to convince Biden to drop out of his re-election attempt last year.

Biden allies and Democrats who acted as surrogates during the campaign, including Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy and California Rep. Ro Khanna, have stepped back from their support for the former president’s re-election effort and now say that, in hindsight, the party should have called for Biden to step aside earlier. However, they didn’t argue that Biden’s closest aides were guilty of a “cover-up.”

Following Sunday’s announcement of Biden’s cancer diagnosis, Khanna said on X: “Praying for @JoeBiden and his family to defeat the cancer he’s recently been diagnosed with. He and Jill have always been fighters and I am confident they will meet this challenge with grit and grace.”

“Cancer is the absolute worst,” said Meghan McCain, whose father, the late Republican Sen. John McCain, died of brain cancer. “It is hell. It is incredibly difficult for any family, anywhere that has to deal with it. Wishing nothing but healing, prayers, light and strength to President Biden and his family. I don’t believe times like these are appropriate for politics.”

The 82-year-old Biden, the oldest-serving president in U.S. history, left office in January. Biden was questioned about his health and age during his entire presidency, which prompted the end of his re-election effort after a disastrous debate against Trump last June.

In the later part of his public life, Biden focused on cancer research following the death of his son Beau in 2015 from brain cancer. Biden led the “Cancer Moonshot” as president, which was an effort aimed at pushing for progress against the disease. Prostate cancer is one of the most common types of cancer for men, especially older men.

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