Former US President Joe Biden’s prostate cancer has unfold past his bones and is inflicting vital ache, in line with his son Hunter Biden, who spoke about his father’s well being in an interview with the BBC.
Talking on BBC’s Newsnight, Hunter Biden mentioned the most cancers had continued to advance and described its affect as extreme.
“The most cancers has unfold, metastasized into his bones and additional,” Hunter Biden mentioned. “It’s very painful and it’s very debilitating in lots of respects.”
A spokesperson for Biden declined to touch upon the remarks.
Biden, 83, disclosed in Could 2025 that he had been recognized with an aggressive type of prostate most cancers, revealing on the time that the illness had already unfold to his bones.
In October, a spokesperson mentioned the previous president was present process radiation remedy and hormone remedy.
Biden, who grew to become the oldest particular person elected US president when he gained the 2020 election, confronted persistent public scrutiny over his well being throughout his 2021–2025 time period in workplace.
Regardless of his prognosis, Biden has continued to make public appearances. In June, he attended the dedication of former President Barack Obama’s presidential library in Chicago. Biden served as Obama’s vp from 2009 to 2017.
His presidential memoir is scheduled to be launched on November 17.
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With inputs from Reuters
