Former President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with an "aggressive form" of prostate cancer that has spread to the bone, a spokesperson said in a statement on May 18.

Biden, 82, was diagnosed on May 16 after "experiencing urinary symptoms," and a "nodule" was discovered on his prostate, according to the statement. While the diagnosis indicates the former president has one of the worst forms of the disease, it "appears to be hormone-sensitive which allows for effective management," the spokesperson said.

"The President and his family are reviewing treatment options with his physicians," the statement added.

Biden, who served as president from 2021 to 2025, abruptly ended his reelection bid last July, weeks after a halting performance during a debate against then Republican presidential ca

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