Politics · United States · 1 hr ago
Cancer treatment will limit Biden’s promotion of upcoming memoir
Former US president Joe Biden says cancer treatment is slowing him down and will limit how many public conversations he can have about his memoir.
Biden was diagnosed with prostate cancer in May 2025, and his office said it had spread to his bones.
He says his doctors are encouraged by his response to treatment.
The memoir, titled Promise Me, America, covers Biden’s years as president and the decisions he made.
The book is due out on November 17, but Biden says he had hoped to do more events around its release.
He hopes readers will get the story from the book itself, and says he will continue following his doctors’ care.
Former US President Joe Biden says prostate cancer will limit the number of public conversations he can have to promote his upcoming memoir.
He said his health sometimes slows him down, though it has not stopped him.
Biden said his doctors remain encouraged by his response to treatment.
His memoir, Promise Me, America, is scheduled for release on November 17.
- Who
- Former US President Joe Biden.
- What
- He says cancer will limit his public appearances and conversations to promote his memoir.
- When
- He made the announcement on Sunday, November 8.
- Where
- In a social media post.
- Why
- He said cancer sometimes slows him down as he continues treatment.
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Biden’s office disclosed that he had an aggressive form of prostate cancer that had spread to his bones.
Biden’s son Hunter told the BBC that his father’s cancer had spread to his bones and further.
Biden said in a social media post that cancer would limit how many conversations he could have about his book.
Promise Me, America is scheduled for release.
- Memoir
- Promise Me, America
- Release date
- November 17
- Diagnosis disclosed
- May 2025
- Cancer type
- Aggressive prostate cancer
- Treatment response
- Biden said his doctors continue to be encouraged by his response to treatment.
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What people are saying
Some days are better than others. It hasn’t stopped me. But sometimes it slows me down.
What that means is, unfortunately, I won’t be able to do as many conversations about my book as I’d hoped.
I’m hopeful the words on the page speak for themselves.
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I want to share a brief update. My presidential memoir, PROMISE ME, AMERICA, is coming out on November 17th. I hope you'll read it. It covers my years as President. The challenges we faced, the decisions I made, and why I made them. It's about who we are as a nation. What we