Joe Biden Diagnosed with 'Aggressive' Prostate Cancer, Trump and Harris React

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While his office says it has spread to his bones, they add his cancer also "appears to be hormone-sensitive, which allows for effective management."

update at 6:15am PT on 5/19/25

Joe Biden took to social media and shared a photo of him alongside wife Jill, his first post since revealing his diagnosis.

In the caption, he wrote, "Cancer touches us all. Like so many of you, Jill and I have learned that we are strongest in the broken places. Thank you for lifting us up with love and support."

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Former President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with what his office is calling an "aggressive" form of prostate cancer.

The diagnosis was announced on Sunday afternoon.

"Last week, President Joe Biden was seen for a new finding of a prostate nodule after experiencing increasing urinary symptoms," his office said in a statement.

"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. "While this represents a more aggressive form of the disease, the cancer appears to be hormone-sensitive which allows for effective management."

Biden and his family are currently "reviewing treatment options with his physicians," the announcement concluded.

The news comes after Biden, 82, suspended his re-election campaign amid concerns about his health. His then-Vice President Kamala Harris then became the democratic nominee, before she lost to Donald Trump.

Following the reveal of Biden's diagnosis, both Trump and Harris took to social media to react.

On Truth Social, Trump wrote, "Melania and I are saddened to hear about Joe Biden's recent medical diagnosis. We extend our warmest and best wishes to Jill and the family, and we wish Joe a fast and successful recovery."

Harris, meanwhile, took to X and shared, "Doug and I are saddened to learn of President Biden’s prostate cancer diagnosis. We are keeping him, Dr. Biden, and their entire family in our hearts and prayers during this time. Joe is a fighter — and I know he will face this challenge with the same strength, resilience, and optimism that have always defined his life and leadership. We are hopeful for a full and speedy recovery."

Biden, of course, also lost his son Beau to cancer -- glioblastoma, or brain cancer -- in 2015; his son was 46 when he died.

Biden also had a benign polyp removed from his colon in 2021 and a skin legion from basal cell carcinoma in 2023.