Joe Biden has been diagnosed with an "aggressive" form of prostate cancer, the former US president's office announced on Sunday, adding that the 82-year-old Democrat had "metastasis to the bone."
Joe Biden has been diagnosed with an "aggressive" form of prostate cancer, the former US president's office announced Sunday, specifying that the 82-year-old Democrat had "metastasis to the bone."
"While this represents a more aggressive form of the disease, the cancer appears to be hormone-dependent, allowing for effective management," Biden's office said in a statement sent to AFP.
Prostate cancer is the most common form of cancer in men and accounts for 15% of all male cancers. The prostate is a male gland whose primary function is to produce a fluid that is part of semen.
Hormone-dependent prostate cancers, on the other hand, require androgen—a male hormone—to spread and stop growing when it is absent, according to the National Cancer Institute in the United States.
"The President and his family are evaluating treatment options with his physicians," the statement said.
Joe Biden left the White House in January after deciding not to run for reelection in the summer of 2024 amid concerns about his health.
