Former President Joe Biden has an aggressive form of prostate cancer that has spread to his bones, his office announced on Sunday.
After experiencing urinary symptoms last week, he went for a checkup and on Friday his office announced a nodule had been found and it’s cancerous.
“While this represents a more aggressive form of the disease, the cancer appears to be hormone-sensitive which allows for effective management,” his personal office said. “The President and his family are reviewing treatment options with his physicians.”
Biden and his family are reviewing treatment options with his physicians, the statement said.
According to the American Cancer Society, about 12.8% of men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in their lifetime, with the majority of diagnoses occurring after age 65.
Biden is 82.5 years old and has been suffering from cognitive decline, which has been evident to the world, although his family has not acknowledged that publicly.
