With the confirmation of cancer to former American President Joe Biden, interests and concerns have arisen around the world. With the news of Biden's cancer becoming public, US President Donald Trump has said that he and his wife Melania Trump are saddened by the news of Biden's health condition.
We extend our best wishes to Jill (Biden's wife) and his family. We wish Joe a speedy and successful treatment," Biden wrote on his social network Truth Social. Former Vice President Kamala Harris wrote in X that she and her husband, Doug Amhoff, are praying for the Biden family. "Biden is a fighter and I know he will face this challenge with the same strength, endurance and hope," Harris wrote.
Former President Barack Obama has said through social network X that he and his wife Michelle are worried about the Biden family. "No one else has contributed as much as Joe has in the search for new treatments for all forms of cancer," he wrote, "I believe he will face this challenge with courage and patience as per his identity." We pray for a speedy and complete recovery.'
In 2016, Obama assigned Biden to lead a national research project called 'Cancer Moonshot'. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has said that he is very sad to hear the news that Biden has prostate cancer. "My best wishes to Joe, his wife Jill and the entire family for a speedy and successful recovery," Starmer said.
In a statement issued by Biden's office, it is mentioned that 82-year-old Biden has been diagnosed with prostate cancer and it has spread to his bones. Last week, Biden went to the doctor for a test after having problems with urination. After the report was published, he was diagnosed with prostate cancer.
The type of cancer seen in Biden is considered very aggressive and has a Gleason score of 9 out of 10. This means that this disease is of 'high-grade'. According to Cancer Research UK, there is a possibility that cancer cells can spread rapidly in this situation. Biden and his family members are currently reviewing treatment options. His office said that because the cancer found in Biden is hormone sensitive, it can be managed.
'Last week, President Joe Biden was found to have a lump in his prostate when he was tested after having problems with urination. On Friday, he was diagnosed with prostate cancer, which has a Gleason score of 9 (grade group 5) and the cancer has spread to the bone,'' said a statement from Biden's office. He is the oldest president in American history. Biden, who is trying for re-election as a Democratic candidate, appeared weak against the Republican candidate and current President Donald Trump in a televised debate in June. Then she was replaced by Kamala Harris.
Prostate cancer is the second most common cancer in men after skin cancer. According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 13 out of every 100 men will develop prostate cancer at some point in their lifetime. The most important risk factor for this disease is age.
Chief Scientific Officer of the American Cancer Society Dr. William Daht, speaking to the BBC, said that according to public information, Biden's cancer was an aggressive type. "Usually when cancer spreads to the bone, we don't consider it a curable disease," he said, "most patients respond well to early treatment and people can live for many years despite this diagnosis."
dr. According to Dahat, patients with a diagnosis like Biden's are given hormonal treatments, which help reduce symptoms and slow the growth of cancer. After leaving the White House, Biden has been somewhat distant from public life and rarely attends public events. Last April, he gave a speech as a keynote speaker at a conference held in Chicago. The event was organized by an American-based organization that works for the benefit of people with disabilities.
In an interview with the BBC in May, Biden admitted that the decision to withdraw from the 2024 election was "difficult". The interview was the first given after leaving the White House. In recent months, questions have been raised about Biden's health. In May, on "The View" program, Biden denied the claim that he had lost his mental capacity in the last year of the White House. "There is no basis to prove such a claim," he said.
Biden has been advocating for cancer research for many years. In 2022, he and his wife Jill Biden relaunched the 'Cancer Moonshot' initiative. Its goal is to mobilize research efforts to prevent more than four million cancer deaths by 2047. Biden lost his eldest son Beau Biden to brain cancer in 2015.
