Former US president Joe Biden has been diagnosed with an aggressive, metastatic prostate cancer that has spread to his bones. His office announced in mid‑May that the 82‑year‑old sought medical attention for worsening urinary symptoms, where a prostate nodule was detected and subsequent biopsy confirmed cancer. Clinicians reported a Gleason score of 9 out of 10, indicating a high‑grade tumor with a strong tendency to grow and spread, and imaging showed metastasis to the bone, classifying the disease as stage 4 prostate cancer. His team has also said the cancer is hormone‑sensitive, which typically makes it more responsive to standard hormone‑blocking therapies, even though it is not considered curable once it has reached the bones. Following the diagnosis, Biden and his family began consulting specialists to evaluate treatment options, including hormone therapy, radiation, and potentially chemotherapy, approaches that are commonly used in metastatic, hormone‑sensitive prostate cancer. Medical experts note that while bone‑metastatic prostate cancer is generally incurable, many patients can live for multiple years with modern treatments that aim to slow progression and manage symptoms. The case is drawing attention not only because of Biden’s prominent role—especially his leadership of the Obama‑era “Cancer Moonshot”—but also because it highlights broader issues around screening, early detection, and management of prostate cancer in older men, a disease that remains one of the most commonly diagnosed cancers in men in the United States.

AI-generated background, compiled from web sources — not editorial content.

More coverage

Explore the topic

More on Biden

U.S. Commerce draft to greatly expand control over AI chip exports clashes with President Trump’s push to loosen Biden-style restrictions and use advanced chips as leverage in global deals

U.S. Commerce draft to greatly expand control over AI chip exports clashes with President Trump’s push to loosen Biden-style restrictions and use advanced chips as leverage in global deals

Axios ·

Trump’s “anti-war” image fractures as his presidency launches a deadly regime-change war in Iran and expands airstrikes across seven countries, testing MAGA’s faith in his promise of peace He's attacked 7 nations, three of which had never been targeted by U.S. military strikes. He authorized more individual air strikes in 2025 than Biden did in four years.

Trump’s “anti-war” image fractures as his presidency launches a deadly regime-change war in Iran and expands airstrikes across seven countries, testing MAGA’s faith in his promise of peace He's attacked 7 nations, three of which had never been targeted by U.S. military strikes. He authorized more individual air strikes in 2025 than Biden did in four years.

Axios ·

Trump says he won’t pardon jailed FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried, who is serving a 25-year sentence for fraud, despite clemency attempts; Bankman-Fried was a major Biden donor in 2020, while Trump has pardoned other crypto figures in the past.

Trump says he won’t pardon jailed FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried, who is serving a 25-year sentence for fraud, despite clemency attempts; Bankman-Fried was a major Biden donor in 2020, while Trump has pardoned other crypto figures in the past.

The Block ·

Trump defended pardoning Binance founder CZ Zhao, claiming he “didn’t know him” and believed the Biden administration’s prosecution was a witch hunt. Critics allege the pardon links to his family’s crypto dealings.

Trump defended pardoning Binance founder CZ Zhao, claiming he “didn’t know him” and believed the Biden administration’s prosecution was a witch hunt. Critics allege the pardon links to his family’s crypto dealings.

decrypt.co ·

Treasury set to ease Biden-era CAMT rule that could have forced firms like Michael Saylor’s Strategy to pay billions on unrealized Bitcoin gains, as crypto taxation heads to a Senate hearing.

Treasury set to ease Biden-era CAMT rule that could have forced firms like Michael Saylor’s Strategy to pay billions on unrealized Bitcoin gains, as crypto taxation heads to a Senate hearing.

Cryptoinamerica ·

The New York Times publishes an anti-crypto opinion piece by ex-SEC official John Reed Stark, who advocated for Biden's harsh clamp downs on the industry.

The New York Times publishes an anti-crypto opinion piece by ex-SEC official John Reed Stark, who advocated for Biden's harsh clamp downs on the industry.

𝕏/@laurashin ·

Explore the full feed

Comments

Up nextLeviathan Atlas is now charting Depegs — the fault lines that can turn a dollar peg into a DeFi-wide stress test.