Former US President Biden Diagnosed with Prostate Cancer

Published on May 19, 2025

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 from his office, the 82-year-old Democrat was diagnosed on Friday after experiencing increasing urinary symptoms and a new finding of a prostate nodule.

While this represents a more aggressive form of the disease, the cancer appears to be hormone-sensitive, allowing for effective management. Biden and his family are reviewing treatment options with his physicians.

His cancer has been found to have a Gleason score of 9 (Grade Group 5), indicating a high-grade cancer.

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Biden’s diagnosis comes amid ongoing scrutiny of his health since he left office in January as the oldest serving US president in history. Despite facing questions over his age and mental acuity,

Biden’s response to doubters was a brisk: “Watch me.” However, he was forced to drop his reelection bid after a disastrous debate against Republican Donald Trump.

Biden’s life has been marked by personal tragedy, including the loss of his wife and baby daughter in a car crash in 1972 and the death of his son Beau Biden from brain cancer in 2015.

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He has also undergone surgery for brain aneurysms and had skin lesions removed.

The former president maintains that he could have won the election, but questions have long swirled over the responses of staff and key Democrats to evident signs of his decline.

A new book titled “Original Sin: President Biden’s Decline, Its Cover-Up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again” by CNN journalist Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson of Axios is set to be released this Tuesday, further fueling the debate over Biden’s mental capabilities while still in office.

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Prostate cancer is a type of cancer that affects the prostate gland, a small walnut-sized gland in men that produces fluid to nourish sperm. Cancer cells are commonly found in the prostates of older men, but in most cases, they grow slowly.

Prostate cancer can be caused by a combination of genetic and environmental factors, including age, family history, and lifestyle.

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