Biden's battle with advancing cancer renews focus on prostate disease

Former President Joe Biden’s prostate cancer has spread further since his diagnosis last year, his son Hunter Biden revealed in a BBC interview that aired Friday."The cancer has spread, metastasized into his bones and further," Hunter Biden told BBC Newsnight, describing his father’s condition as "very painful" and "very debilitating in many respects.""It’s really sad to watch," the younger Biden went on."The only thing that I’d say about my dad, about his health right now, is I wish he would complain more, because it’s not good."JOE BIDEN'S CANCER HAS SPREAD FURTHER, LEAVING HIM IN 'VERY PAINFUL' CONDITION, HUNTER REVEALSBiden, 83, announced his diagnosis in May 2025, after news that a "small nodule" had been found in the former president's prostate during a routine exam."While this represents a more aggressive form of the disease, the cancer appears to be hormone-sensitive, which allows for effective management," his office said at the time.
"The president and his family are reviewing treatment options with his physicians."Former President Joe Biden’s prostate cancer has spread further since his diagnosis last year, his son Hunter Biden revealed.(Getty Images)Biden later underwent hormone therapy and radiation treatment, completing a course of radiation at Penn Medicine Radiation Oncology in Philadelphia in October 2025, according to the former president's spokesperson.In addition to hormone therapy, common treatment options for prostate cancer include chemotherapy, targeted therapy, immunotherapy and radiopharmaceutical treatments.Fox News Digital reached out to Biden's office for comment.Prostate cancer is a disease found in men that develops in the prostate gland.
Cases have been on the rise in recent years, with overall incidence increasing about 3% annually from 2014 through 2021, according to the American Cancer Society.Rates of advanced-stage prostate cancer rose about 5% per year during that period.NEW BLOOD TEST DETECTS 90% OF AGGRESSIVE P...