Audio By Carbonatix
Former President Joe Biden was diagnosed with an “aggressive form” of prostate cancer, according to a statement from his personal office Sunday, and it has spread to his bones.
“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.
It continued, “While this represents a more aggressive form of the disease, the cancer appears to be hormone-sensitive which allows for effective management.”
Biden, 82, and his family “are reviewing treatment options with his physicians,” the statement said.
Biden is at his home in Wilmington, Delaware, this weekend according to a source familiar. CNN has inquired about where the former president is being treated.
The news comes days after a spokesperson for Biden said the former president was recently evaluated for a “small nodule” discovered on his prostate.
Concerns about age and health dogged Biden, the nation’s oldest sitting president, throughout his time in office and came into sharper focus following his halting debate performance against Donald Trump last June.
In February 2024, Biden underwent a physical at Walter Reed National Military Center overseen by his physician Dr. Kevin O’Connor, who at the time said there were “no new concerns” with the president’s health and he was “fit for duty.”
Biden has maintain a relatively low profile since leaving the White House but has slowly started to reemerge on the public stage.
He appeared earlier this month on ABC’s “The View,” where he pushed back on suggestions he experienced cognitive decline in his final year in office.
“They are wrong,” Biden said. “There is nothing to sustain that.”
Latest Stories
-
MTN set to deploy 5G services after winning spectrum licenses worth US$202m
41 minutes -
NPP national elections: 3,000–4,000 police to handle security, traffic in Kumasi – Karbo
3 hours -
Atta Akyea fumes as Manhyia MP is to spend another night in EOCO custody
3 hours -
SSNIT says La Beach clearance was to protect hotel investments, beaches to remain public
4 hours -
APSU congratulates St Augustine’s College after back-to-back National Investment Quiz wins
4 hours -
Renewed flood intervention at Mallam Junction raises hopes among residents, businesses
5 hours -
St Augustine’s College retain National Investment Quiz title after nail-biting grand finale
5 hours -
Education infrastructure investment will drive Banda’s development – Ahmed Ibrahim
5 hours -
Teacher unions strike: Gov’t presents fresh proposals as talks end inconclusively
6 hours -
51,000 teachers’ promotion arrears to be validated for October payment – Education Minister
6 hours -
Kwabena Boamah appointed Board Chair for Impact Investing Ghana
6 hours -
Striking teacher unions to meet Fair Wages and Salaries Commission on October 6
7 hours -
EOCO working with AG to arraign Nana Baffour Awuah before weekend court
7 hours -
Duraplast reassures customers after fire, announces October 5 reopening
7 hours -
Call off strike, gov’t will not renege on promotion arrears pledge – Haruna Iddrisu to teacher unions
7 hours