Former President Joe Biden’s office announced on Sunday that he was diagnosed with an “aggressive form” of prostate cancer on Friday.
In a statement obtained by CNN, Biden’s personal office said, “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 added, “While this represents a more aggressive form of the disease, the cancer appears to be hormone-sensitive which allows for effective management.”
Biden’s office noted that the 82-year-old former president and his family were “reviewing treatment options with his physicians” following Friday’s cancer diagnosis.
In a Monday post on X, formerly Twitter, the former president shared a picture of himself with his wife, former First Lady Jill Biden.
“Cancer touches us all,” Joe Biden tweeted. “Like so many of you, Jill and I have learned that we are strongest in the broken places. Thank you for lifting us up with love and support.”
Following Biden’s cancer diagnosis, President Donald Trump expressed his support for Biden’s recovery in a post on Truth Social, saying, “Melania and I are saddened to hear about Joe Biden’s recent medical diagnosis. We extend our warmest and best wishes to Jill and the family, and we wish Joe a fast and successful recovery.”
The New York Post reported that multiple medical professionals have questioned how the former president’s prostate cancer was not detected and revealed before it reached such a late stage.
“It is inconceivable that this was not being followed before he left the Presidency,” Dr. Howard Forman, a professor of radiology and biomedical imaging at Yale University, tweeted. “Gleason grade 9 would have had an elevated PSA level for some time before this diagnosis. And he must have had a PSA test numerous times before. This is odd. I wish him well and hope he has an opportunity for maximizing his quality of life.”
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Atossa Genetics CEO Dr. Steven Quay also questioned the late cancer diagnosis in a post on social media. Quay claimed that prostate cancer is “the easiest cancer to diagnose when it first starts” and advances to “bone metastases.”
“The PSA blood test shows the rate of cancer cell growth,” Quay wrote. “For even with the most aggressive form, it is a 5-7 year journey without treatment before it becomes metastatic.”
“Meaning, it would be malpractice for this patient to show up and be first diagnosed with metastatic disease in May 2025,” Quay added. “It is highly likely he was carrying a diagnosis of prostate cancer throughout his White House tenure and the American people were uninformed.”
