NEED TO KNOW<\/h3>\n\n\n- Former President Joe Biden was diagnosed with cancer on May 16, days after a “small nodule” was found on his prostate<\/li>\n
- His personal office shared in a statement days later that the cancer was “aggressive” and had metastasized to the bone<\/li>\n
- Now, Biden and his physicians are looking into treatment options<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
Joe Biden<\/a>\u00a0is reviewing treatment options as his\u00a0“aggressive” prostate cancer<\/a>\u00a0has metastasized to the bone.<\/p>\n<\/div>\nThe former president, who is 82 years old, was diagnosed on May 16 after a “small nodule” was found<\/a>\u00a0on his prostate earlier in the week. In the days after his diagnosis, Biden wrote in a statement on\u00a0X<\/a>\u00a0that “cancer touches us all<\/a>” alongside a photo of himself smiling with former First Lady\u00a0Jill Biden<\/a>\u00a0and their cat, Willow.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\u201cLike so many of you, Jill and I have learned that we are strongest in the broken places,” he wrote. “Thank you for lifting us up with love and support.\u201d<\/p>\n
<\/div>\nHere’s everything we know so far about Joe Biden’s cancer diagnosis.<\/p>\n
<\/div>\n<\/span><\/p>\nA “small nodule” was first found on his prostate<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n![\"U.S.](\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/dxOIP-uId5L9_guchLDp4pyK7bY=\/4000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(748x176:750x178):format(webp)\/joe-biden-prostate-cancer-1-051925-d2c8a90c5ba74579a1183c60b7699608.jpg\")
<\/div>\n<\/div>U.S. President Joe Biden before speaking on the Middle East at the White House on May 31, 2024 in Washington, DC.<\/span>Chip Somodevilla\/Getty<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nA spokesperson for Biden first confirmed on May 13 that doctors found a “small nodule” on his prostate.<\/p>\n
\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\u201cIn a routine physical exam a small nodule was found in the prostate which necessitated further evaluation,\u201d the spokesperson told\u00a0ABC News<\/a>\u00a0in a statement.<\/p>\n<\/div>\nThough they didn’t share further information at the time, the outlet reported that since tests were pending, it was still too early to determine whether the nodule was caused by inflammation or something else.<\/p>\n
<\/div>\n<\/span><\/p>\nHe was diagnosed with “aggressive” prostate cancer<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n![\"U.S.](\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/J3DsuQXiST4H-TKHT3xYJgjoZ3o=\/4000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(739x179:741x181):format(webp)\/joe-biden-prostate-cancer-2-051925-3420bfb87c0f40008b3443e56a951263.jpg\")
<\/div>\n<\/div>U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks while meeting with the Joint Chiefs and Combatant Commanders in the Cabinet Room of the White House May 15, 2024 in Washington, DC.<\/span>Win McNamee\/Getty<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nFive days later, Biden’s personal office announced upon further testing, the former president was diagnosed with an “aggressive” form of prostate cancer on May 16.<\/p>\n
<\/div>\n“Last week, President Joe Biden was seen for a new finding of a prostate nodule after experiencing increasing urinary symptoms,” the statement said.<\/p>\n
<\/div>\n“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 continued.<\/p>\n
<\/div>\n\n\n![\"U.S.](\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/bQ1cuH3VIhKyCQRJmVkMXevjOn4=\/4000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(1001x247:1003x249):format(webp)\/joe-biden-prostate-cancer-main-051925-c06a9a2bb0e04179be2fe1e7e2cc3e15.jpg\")
<\/div>\n<\/div>U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks at a news conference at the Filoli Estate on November 15, 2023 in Woodside, California.<\/span>Kent Nishimura\/Getty<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nA prostate cancer’s grade group refers to the likelihood of the cancer growing or spreading to other parts of the body, per the\u00a0American Cancer Society<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\nGrade group 5 means the cancer is highly aggressive and rapidly growing. According to\u00a0Saint John’s Cancer Institute<\/a>, individuals at grade 5 are considered high risk.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/span><\/p>\nBiden is “reviewing treatment options”<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n![\"Joe](\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/zjM56Z1aQrIW81sSRkV8bhRQ4uA=\/4000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(674x145:676x147):format(webp)\/joe-biden-prostate-cancer-jill-biden-051925-c4db0d21dc664c9db5a1557e4958d7e2.jpg\")
<\/div>\n<\/div>Joe Biden and wife Jill Biden pose for a photo together with their cat in May 2025.<\/span>Joe Biden\/ X<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nAs Biden’s team figures out how to best treat the cancer, his personal office specified that they are currently looking into different management plans.<\/p>\n
<\/div>\n“While this represents a more aggressive form of the disease, the cancer appears to be hormone-sensitive which allows for effective management,” the office shared. “The President and his family are reviewing treatment options with his physicians.”<\/p>\n
<\/div>\n<\/span><\/p>\nTrump made a statement after the diagnosis announcement<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n![\"Donald](\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/gA-gC-snG1wb7LdENMF51eTzpkQ=\/4000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(734x290:736x292):format(webp)\/Donald-Trump-joe-biden-051825-3c14321f394a4e98aa8bfcbe61c9139a.jpg\")
<\/div>\n<\/div>Donald Trump ; Joe Biden.<\/span>CBS via Getty<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nPresident\u00a0Donald Trump<\/a>\u00a0spoke out about Biden’s cancer diagnosis hours after it was announced,\u00a0writing a statement<\/a>\u00a0on\u00a0Truth Social<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n“Melania<\/a>\u00a0and I are saddened to hear about Joe Biden’s recent medical diagnosis,” Trump wrote. “We extend our warmest and best wishes to\u00a0Jill\u00a0and the family, and we wish Joe a fast and successful recovery.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\nTrump wasn’t the only politician to speak publicly about Biden’s diagnosis. Former Vice President\u00a0Kamala Harris<\/a>\u00a0also wrote a statement on\u00a0X<\/a>, wishing the former president “a full and speedy recovery.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n“Doug and I are saddened to learn of President Biden\u2019s prostate cancer diagnosis,” Harris wrote. “We are keeping him, Dr. Biden, and their entire family in our hearts and prayers during this time.”<\/p>\n
<\/div>\nShe continued, “Joe is a fighter \u2014 and I know he will face this challenge with the same strength, resilience, and optimism that have always defined his life and leadership.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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- Former President Joe Biden was diagnosed with cancer on May 16, days after a “small nodule” was found on his prostate<\/li>\n
- His personal office shared in a statement days later that the cancer was “aggressive” and had metastasized to the bone<\/li>\n
- Now, Biden and his physicians are looking into treatment options<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
Joe Biden<\/a>\u00a0is reviewing treatment options as his\u00a0“aggressive” prostate cancer<\/a>\u00a0has metastasized to the bone.<\/p>\n
<\/div>\nThe former president, who is 82 years old, was diagnosed on May 16 after a “small nodule” was found<\/a>\u00a0on his prostate earlier in the week. In the days after his diagnosis, Biden wrote in a statement on\u00a0X<\/a>\u00a0that “cancer touches us all<\/a>” alongside a photo of himself smiling with former First Lady\u00a0Jill Biden<\/a>\u00a0and their cat, Willow.<\/p>\n
<\/div>\n\u201cLike so many of you, Jill and I have learned that we are strongest in the broken places,” he wrote. “Thank you for lifting us up with love and support.\u201d<\/p>\n
<\/div>\nHere’s everything we know so far about Joe Biden’s cancer diagnosis.<\/p>\n
<\/div>\n<\/span><\/p>\n
A “small nodule” was first found on his prostate<\/span><\/h2>\n
\n \n<\/div>\n<\/div>U.S. President Joe Biden before speaking on the Middle East at the White House on May 31, 2024 in Washington, DC.<\/span>Chip Somodevilla\/Getty<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n A spokesperson for Biden first confirmed on May 13 that doctors found a “small nodule” on his prostate.<\/p>\n
\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\u201cIn a routine physical exam a small nodule was found in the prostate which necessitated further evaluation,\u201d the spokesperson told\u00a0ABC News<\/a>\u00a0in a statement.<\/p>\n
<\/div>\nThough they didn’t share further information at the time, the outlet reported that since tests were pending, it was still too early to determine whether the nodule was caused by inflammation or something else.<\/p>\n
<\/div>\n<\/span><\/p>\n
He was diagnosed with “aggressive” prostate cancer<\/span><\/h2>\n
\n \n<\/div>\n<\/div>U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks while meeting with the Joint Chiefs and Combatant Commanders in the Cabinet Room of the White House May 15, 2024 in Washington, DC.<\/span>Win McNamee\/Getty<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n Five days later, Biden’s personal office announced upon further testing, the former president was diagnosed with an “aggressive” form of prostate cancer on May 16.<\/p>\n
<\/div>\n“Last week, President Joe Biden was seen for a new finding of a prostate nodule after experiencing increasing urinary symptoms,” the statement said.<\/p>\n
<\/div>\n“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 continued.<\/p>\n
<\/div>\n\n \n<\/div>\n<\/div>U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks at a news conference at the Filoli Estate on November 15, 2023 in Woodside, California.<\/span>Kent Nishimura\/Getty<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n A prostate cancer’s grade group refers to the likelihood of the cancer growing or spreading to other parts of the body, per the\u00a0American Cancer Society<\/a>.<\/p>\n
<\/div>\nGrade group 5 means the cancer is highly aggressive and rapidly growing. According to\u00a0Saint John’s Cancer Institute<\/a>, individuals at grade 5 are considered high risk.<\/p>\n
<\/div>\n<\/span><\/p>\n
Biden is “reviewing treatment options”<\/span><\/h2>\n
\n \n<\/div>\n<\/div>Joe Biden and wife Jill Biden pose for a photo together with their cat in May 2025.<\/span>Joe Biden\/ X<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n As Biden’s team figures out how to best treat the cancer, his personal office specified that they are currently looking into different management plans.<\/p>\n
<\/div>\n“While this represents a more aggressive form of the disease, the cancer appears to be hormone-sensitive which allows for effective management,” the office shared. “The President and his family are reviewing treatment options with his physicians.”<\/p>\n
<\/div>\n<\/span><\/p>\n
Trump made a statement after the diagnosis announcement<\/span><\/h2>\n
\n \n<\/div>\n<\/div>Donald Trump ; Joe Biden.<\/span>CBS via Getty<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n President\u00a0Donald Trump<\/a>\u00a0spoke out about Biden’s cancer diagnosis hours after it was announced,\u00a0writing a statement<\/a>\u00a0on\u00a0Truth Social<\/a>.<\/p>\n
<\/div>\n“Melania<\/a>\u00a0and I are saddened to hear about Joe Biden’s recent medical diagnosis,” Trump wrote. “We extend our warmest and best wishes to\u00a0Jill\u00a0and the family, and we wish Joe a fast and successful recovery.”<\/p>\n
<\/div>\nTrump wasn’t the only politician to speak publicly about Biden’s diagnosis. Former Vice President\u00a0Kamala Harris<\/a>\u00a0also wrote a statement on\u00a0X<\/a>, wishing the former president “a full and speedy recovery.”<\/p>\n
<\/div>\n“Doug and I are saddened to learn of President Biden\u2019s prostate cancer diagnosis,” Harris wrote. “We are keeping him, Dr. Biden, and their entire family in our hearts and prayers during this time.”<\/p>\n
<\/div>\nShe continued, “Joe is a fighter \u2014 and I know he will face this challenge with the same strength, resilience, and optimism that have always defined his life and leadership.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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