By Bukola Kayode
The private office of the former US President, Senator Joe Biden has announced that he was diagnosed with an “aggressive form” of prostate cancer.
According to a statement from his personal office on Sunday, the cancerhas spread to his bones.
The statement read in part: “Last week, President Joe Biden was seen for a new finding of a prostate nodule after experiencing increasing urinary symptoms. On Friday, he was diagnosed with prostate cancer, characterized by a Gleason score of 9 (Grade Group 5) with metastasis to the bone.
“While this represents a more aggressive form of the disease, the cancer appears to be hormone-sensitive which allows for effective management”.
Biden, 82, and his family “are reviewing treatment options with his physicians,” the statement said.
The news comes days after a spokesperson for Biden said the former president was recently evaluated for a “small nodule” discovered on his prostate.
Prostate cancer, often slow-growing and diagnosed early, is the most common cancer in men over 50 in the United States. While most prostate cancers are slow-growing, some are more aggressive and can spread quickly. Early-stage prostate cancer rarely causes symptoms, but as it progresses, men may experience difficulty urinating, frequent urination, or blood in the urine.
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