SaralnamaFormer US President Joe Biden, 82, is receiving radiation and hormone therapy for prostate cancer. His treatment will last five weeks. In, doctors found a small nodule on his prostate. Tests showed an aggressive form of cancer that had spread to his bones. Biden's Gleason score of 9 indicates high-grade cancer that could spread quickly. He left office in January as the oldest US president. Biden has long supported cancer research and lost his son Beau to brain cancer in 2015. Prostate cancer affects 13 out of 100 men in their lifetime. To lower prostate cancer risk, men can eat a healthy diet, exercise regularly, and get regular check-ups. (Updated 11 Oct 2025, 21:07 IST; source: link)
Key Points
- Former US President Joe Biden, 82, is receiving radiation and hormone therapy for prostate cancer
- His treatment will last five weeks
- In, doctors found a small nodule on his prostate