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Joe Biden's Prostate Cancer Has Spread to Bones, Son Says
Joe Biden used to be the president of the United States.
He is sick with a type of cancer called prostate cancer.
The sickness has spread from his prostate to his bones and other parts of his body.
His son Hunter Biden told the BBC about it and said it is very painful and very sad to watch.
Doctors found the cancer in May 2025, and it is a very fast-growing kind.
When cancer spreads to the bones, it can make bones hurt and break easily.
It can also cause other problems like making it hard to move or to make new blood cells.
This kind of spread is called Stage IV cancer, and it cannot be cured.
But doctors have many treatments to help him feel better, like medicines, radiation, and other therapies.
Former US president Joe Biden's prostate cancer has metastasised, spreading into his bones and further, according to his son Hunter Biden.
Hunter Biden told the BBC the cancer is 'very painful' and 'very debilitating,' and that it is 'really, really hard' and 'really sad to watch.'
Biden was diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer in May 2025.
The cancer has a Gleason score of 9 (Grade Group 5), which indicates it may spread from the prostate to other parts of the body.
Bone metastasis is classified as Stage IV advanced disease; treatment options include hormone therapy, radiation therapy, bisphosphonates, chemotherapy, targeted therapies, surgery, and palliative care.
- Who
- Former US president Joe Biden, whose son Hunter Biden disclosed the cancer's spread in a BBC interview.
- What
- Biden's aggressive prostate cancer has metastasised into his bones and further, and is classified as Stage IV advanced disease.
- Where
- Not specified in the articles.
- When
- Biden was diagnosed with prostate cancer in May 2025; the date of the BBC interview is not specified.
- Why
- Prostate cancer cells break away from the primary tumour and travel through the bloodstream or lymphatic system to nest and grow inside the bones.
Key facts
- Patient
- Joe Biden, former US president
- Diagnosis
- Aggressive prostate cancer (May 2025)
- Gleason score
- 9 (Grade Group 5)
- Current status
- Metastasised into bones and further; Stage IV advanced disease
- Common bone metastasis symptoms
- Severe bone pain, fractures, hypercalcemia, spinal cord compression, decreased mobility, bone marrow suppression
- Treatment options
- Hormone therapy, radiation therapy, bisphosphonates, chemotherapy, targeted therapies, surgery, palliative care
- Disclosure
- Hunter Biden in an interview with the BBC
Quotes
Hunter Biden
Son of President Joe Biden
“The cancer has spread, metastasised into his bones and further. It's very painful, and it's very debilitating in many respects”
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“It's really, really hard, and it's really sad to watch”
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