Former President Joe Biden said on May 30 that he is “optimistic” about the treatment plan for his Stage 4 prostate cancer, which involves taking a daily pill for six weeks.

"We're underway and all the folks are very optimistic," Biden said. “The expectation is we’re going to be able to beat this. It’s not in any (other) organ. My bones are strong, it hasn’t penetrated. So I’m feeling good.” More: Biden urges Americans to support veterans on anniversary of son Beau's death

Doctors found a “small nodule” on Biden’s prostate during a routine exam; the 82-year-old was diagnosed Friday, May 16, according to a statement released by his office.

Speaking to reporters at a Delaware Memorial Day event for the first time since announcing his diagnosis, Biden said that he is being treated

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