The former US president is facing a serious health problem with his health. After the exams he did, the Joe Biden discovered last Friday (16.05.2025) that he has cancer to the prostate.
Announcement by Joe Biden’s office states that the aggressive form of cancer has metastasized to the bones.
But wanting his colleagues to reassure Americans- and not only- in the announcement, it is clarified that the 82-year-old medical team states that this type of cancer is sensitive to hormone treatments, which allows for the effectively dealing with it.
Elsewhere in the announcement, it is stated that the former US president started examinations to understand if he has cancer after a nodule he found out in the prostate.
“Last week, former President Joe Biden was examined for a new finding prostate nodule, after showing increasing urological symptoms. On Friday, he was diagnosed with prostate cancer, which is characterized by Gleason 9 ratings (Grade 5) with metastasis to bones“, Said the statement.
“While this represents a more aggressive form of the disease, cancer seems to be hormone sensitive, which allows for effective management,” he said.
Joe Biden and his family are examining treatment options with his doctors so that cancer is treated as quickly as possible.