Joe Biden diagnosed with cancer

Former US President Joe Biden, 82, has been diagnosed with prostate cancer that has spread to his bones.

A statement from his office said on Sunday “Last week, President Joe Biden was seen for a new finding of a prostate nodule after experiencing increasing urinary symptoms”. 

Biden, who left office in January, was diagnosed on Friday after he saw a doctor last week for urinary symptoms. 
Biden and his family are said to be reviewing treatment options.

His office added that the cancer was hormone-sensitive, meaning it could likely be managed. 

After news broke of his diagnosis, the former president received support from both sides of the aisle. 

President Donald Trump wrote on his social media platform Truth Social that he and First Lady Melania Trump “are saddened to hear about Joe Biden's recent medical diagnosis.”

“We extend our warmest and best wishes to Jill and the family,” he said, referring to former First Lady Jill Biden. “We wish Joe a fast and successful recovery.”

Former Vice-President Kamala Harris, who served under Biden, wrote on X that she and her husband Doug Emhoff are keeping the Biden family in their prayers.

In a post on X, Barack Obama - who served as president from 2009 to 2017 with Joe Biden as his deputy - said that he and his wife Michelle were "thinking of the entire Biden family".