Joe Biden, prostate cancer and aggressive
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Former President Joe Biden was diagnosed with prostate cancer on Friday, according to media reports. The cancer is an "aggressive form," according to a Biden spokesman. Biden had a "small nodule" found in his prostate during a routine exam, ABC News reported on May 13. A Biden spokesperson confirmed the information to ABC News.
RE "Former President Joe Biden diagnosed with 'aggressive form' of prostate cancer," May 19: No one should suffer to the extent that my father did and died of bone cancer, a secondary site to the prostate cancer.
After a stretch of limited public appearances since leaving office, former President Joe Biden’s cancer diagnosis arrived amid heightened scrutiny of his cognitive health.
“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 from Biden’s office said.