- Former President Joe Biden shared an update on his successful radiation treatment for prostate cancer, urging men to discuss cancer screening with their doctors.
- Biden emphasized the importance of early detection for prostate cancer, thanking medical professionals for their care and urging men to ask “hard questions” about screening.
- The American Cancer Society recommends discussing prostate cancer screening at age 50 for average-risk men, age 45 for Black men and those with a family history, and age 40 for some men at higher risk.
Former President Joe Biden shared an update on his battle with prostate cancer Tuesday, revealing that radiation treatment he underwent last fall “worked as intended” while urging American men not to delay conversations with their doctors about cancer screening.
Biden, 83, issued the update in a lengthy social media post marking Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, saying the occasion was more personal for him following his diagnosis last year.
“The radiation treatment from last fall worked as intended, and I continue to do the things I care about, like finishing my memoir,” Biden wrote.
He also thanked the doctors, nurses and other medical professionals who have treated him, saying their “skill, dedication, and compassion mean so much.”
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Biden used much of the message to urge men to discuss prostate cancer screening with their doctors, pointing to the dramatically higher survival rate when the disease is detected early.
“Talk to your doctors. Ask the hard questions. Do it for yourself, and do it for the people who love you,” Biden wrote.
Biden said men at average risk should begin discussing prostate cancer screening with their doctors around age 50, while Black men and those with a family history should begin those conversations earlier.
The American Cancer Society recommends discussing screening at age 50 for average-risk men, age 45 for Black men and certain men with a family history, and age 40 for some men at even higher risk.
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Biden’s office announced in May 2025 that the former president had been diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer that had metastasized to his bones.
The diagnosis came after Biden experienced increasing urinary symptoms and doctors discovered a prostate nodule. His office said at the time that the cancer had a Gleason score of 9, Grade Group 5, but was hormone-sensitive, allowing for effective management.
Biden later underwent radiation therapy and completed that course of treatment last fall.
Fox News Digital reached out to Biden’s office for additional comment on his current health, treatment and prognosis.
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Biden closed Tuesday’s message by thanking those who have continued to pray for him and his family.
“It’s my hope and prayer that by sharing our experience and being part of this important conversation, we can help save lives,” he wrote. “And no matter what, keep the faith. God bless you.”
Joe Biden’s cancer has spread further, leaving him in ‘very painful’ condition, Hunter reveals
The former president’s son described the Stage 4 cancer as ‘very painful’ and ‘very debilitating’ during an interview
Former President Joe Biden’s prostate cancer has spread and is causing him significant pain, his son Hunter Biden revealed during a Friday interview.
“The cancer has spread, metastasized into his bones and further,” Hunter Biden told the BBC in an interview that aired Friday. “It’s very painful, and it’s very debilitating in many respects.
“It’s really sad to watch,” Hunter Biden said. “The only thing that I’d say about my dad, about his health right now, is I wish he would complain more, because it’s not good.”
Despite his poor health, Hunter Biden said his father is “still doing his thing,” attending speaking engagements.
President Joe Biden, left, and son Hunter Biden, during the Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C., April 1, 2024. The former president was previously diagnosed with Stage 4 cancer. (Michael Reynolds/EPA/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Joe Biden revealed his prostate cancer diagnosis in May 2025, just months after he departed the Oval Office.
The diagnosis at the time was that the cancer was Stage 4, “aggressive” and had already spread to his bones.
He received a Gleason score of 9, indicating both the cancer’s aggressive nature and the potential that he had been living with it for years.
“He had it while he was president,” said Dr. Ezekiel J. Emanuel, vice provost and oncologist at the University of Pennsylvania, adding Joe Biden “probably had it at the start of his presidency in 2021.
“He did not develop it in the last 100 to 200 days,” Emanuel said, according to the American Journal of Medical Care.
Former President Joe Biden speaks to a crowd during a fundraising event with the South Carolina Democratic Party at the Columbia Museum of Art Feb. 27, 2026, in Columbia, S.C. (Sean Rayford/Getty Images)
Joe Biden’s wife, Jill, previously told the hosts of ABC’s “The View” that his cancer has slowed him down.
“He keeps his schedule, but he’s slowed down,” she said in June. “I mean, Stage 4 cancer is — and he’s 83 — so, I think the mix of everything and the medications that he’s taken has made life a little more difficult these days.”
Former first lady Jill Biden was a guest on “The View” June 2, 2026. She told hosts that medications former President Joe Biden has taken have “made life a little more difficult these days.” (ABC via Getty Images)
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