Former US President, Joe Biden Diagnosed With Prostate Cancer

Former United States president Joe Biden has been diagnosed with an “aggressive” form of prostate cancer.

Joe Biden’s cancer has spread to his bones, and is reviewing treatment options, a statement from his office said Sunday.

On Friday, the 82-year-old Democrat was diagnosed with the cancer after he experienced increasing urinary symptoms and was seen for a new finding of a prostate nodule, the statement said.

“While this represents a more aggressive form of the disease appears to be hormone-sensitive which allows for effective management. The President and his family are reviewing treatment options with his physicians,” it continued.

The cells are commonly found in the prostates of men of Biden’s age, though in most cases they grow slowly. Hormone therapy is a common treatment that can shrink tumors and slow cancer growth, but is not a cure.

It was found to have “a Gleason score of 9 (Grade Group 5).”