Biden latest: Trump and Kamala Harris lead bipartisan tributes after Biden reveals ‘aggressive’ prostate cancer diagnosis
Former president Joe Biden has been diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer, a spokesperson for Biden said in a statement on Sunday.
Biden, 82, received the diagnosis on Friday after doctors discovered a “small nodule” on Biden’s prostate that required additional evaluation.
Doctors said the cancer had a Gleason score of 9 or Grade Group 5 – indicating it is “high grade” and had spread to the bone. The Gleason score is the grading system doctors use to determine its aggressiveness.
The former president and his family are currently “reviewing treatment options” with his physicians.
“While this represents a more aggressive form of the disease, the cancer appears to be hormone-sensitive, which allows for effective management,” the spokesman said in a statement.
After announcing the diagnosis, tributes poured in from politicians on both sides of the aisle.
President Donald Trump sent his “warmest and best wishes” to Biden, while former Vice President Kamala Harris called Biden a “fighter.”
