New York Times
Former President Joe Biden has an aggressive form of prostate cancer. It is Stage 4, the most deadly stage for the illness, and it has spread to his bones. It cannot be cured.
However, his doctors may be able to manage the disease and extend his life. Research backed by the National Institutes of Health has improved survival rates. Some men whose prostate cancer has spread “can live five, seven, 10 or more years,” a doctor at Duke said. Read more about the disease.
Diagnosis: Doctors found the cancer late last week after Biden, 82, attended an appointment to check on urinary symptoms. They discovered a small nodule on his prostate.
Treatment: Biden will likely take a drug or injections that limit his testosterone.
Responses: President Trump said on social media that he was saddened to hear of the diagnosis. Kamala Harris called Biden a “fighter.”
His state as president: More details have emerged recently about Biden’s declining health in office, in a new book and in audio that reveals how frail he sounded late in his presidency. Listen to the audio, which was The Morning’s most clicked link yesterday.
Family health: This isn’t the first public diagnosis for Biden. In 1988, he battled two brain aneurysms that threatened to end his political career. His son Beau died in 2015from an aggressive form of brain cancer. As vice president, Biden led a “moonshot” initiative to find a cure for cancer.
