Joe Biden, prostate cancer
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Biden was treated for a blood clot in his lung in 1988, per The Washington Post. The clot came one month after the then-senator underwent emergency surgery for the first aneurysm. At the time, bed rest following the surgery was thought to have led to the subsequent clot.
Former White House staff denied witnessing health concerns, but Jake Tapper suggested even some government officials were shielded from seeing Biden.
“Last week, President Joe Biden was seen for a new finding of a prostate nodule after experiencing increasing urinary symptoms,” his personal office said in a statement. “On Friday he was diagnosed with prostate cancer, characterized by a Gleason score of 9 (Grade Group 5) with metastasis to the bone.”
Ezekiel Emanuel, an oncologist and former adviser for Joe Biden, made a shocking statement Monday regarding the timeline of the former president’s prostate cancer. Biden announced on Sunday that he had been diagnosed with an aggressive form of the cancer that has spread to his bones.
Joe Biden's prostate cancer diagnosis spotlighted a long-standing push by health providers to improve understanding of the deadly disease.
Biden campaign adviser recalled thinking that former President Biden could not “form a f—ing sentence” during a post-debate conversation aboard Air Force One last summer, according to
The Trump administration's cuts to medical research grants have disrupted awards once backed by former President Joe Biden's "Cancer Moonshot" initiative.
Vice President JD Vance said he wished the best for former President Joe Biden following his diagnosis of an aggressive form of prostate cancer that has metastasized to his bones, but that there needs to be honesty about his fitness to serve as president.