Former US President Joe Biden was diagnosed with a “aggressive form” of prostate cancer, according to a statement of his personal cabinet on Sunday (18). According to the statement, the disease spread to the bones.
“Last week, President Joe Biden was examined for the discovery of a new prostate lump after having increasing urinary symptoms. On Friday, he was diagnosed with prostate cancer, characterized by a Gleason score of 9 (Grade 5 group) with bone metastasis,” the statement.
The note also says: “Although this represents a more aggressive form of the disease, cancer seems to be sensitive to hormones, which allows effective treatment.”
Biden and his family “are reviewing the treatment options with their doctors,” the statement said.
Biden is at his home in Wilmington, Delaware, this weekend, according to a nearby source. THE CNN He asked where the former president is being treated.
The news arrives days after Biden’s spokesman said the former president was recently evaluated because of a “small nodule” detected in the prostate.
Concerns about age and health persecuted Biden, the oldest president of the country, throughout his term and were more evident after his Debate performance against Donald Trump in June last year.
In February 2024, Biden passed a physical examination At the Walter Reed National Military Center, supervised by his doctor, Dr. Kevin O’Connor, who at the time said there was no “new concerns” about the health of the president and that he was “fit for the service.”
Biden has maintained a relatively discreet profile since leaving the White House, but slowly began to resurface on the public scene.
He appeared earlier this month on ABC’s “The View” program, where he countered the suggestions that suffered cognitive decline in your last year in office.
“They are wrong,” said Biden. “There is nothing that sustains this.”
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Source: CNN Brasil
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