Former President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with prostate cancer. In a statement, his office described the cancer as “aggressive” and said the disease has spread to his bones.
Spokespeople for Biden said that a nodule, an indicator of prostate cancer, was found during a routine medical exam last week.
“In a routine physical exam a small nodule was found in the prostate which necessitated further evaluation,” a spokesperson told ABC News earlier last week. In Sunday’s statement, his spokesperson said he was diagnosed on Friday with “prostate cancer characterized by a Gleason score of 9 (Grade Group 5) with metastasis to the bone.” The statement added that the cancer “appears to be hormone-sensitive which allows for effective management.”