Former U.S. President Biden’s cancer has spread, it’s very painful, says son

Former U.S. president Joe Biden’s most cancers has metastasised additional, in accordance with his son Hunter Biden, who shared the replace in a latest interview with the BBC.

In Could 2025, simply 4 months after he left workplace because the oldest sitting President, the elder Biden revealed he had been recognized with an aggressive type of prostate most cancers that had unfold to his bones.

He subsequently started remedy, together with radiation and hormone remedy, which the 83-year-old described as going “rather well” final month, throughout an announcement of his upcoming memoir.

In a wide-ranging interview revealed late Friday (August 7, 2026) with BBC Newsnight, Hunter Biden stated his father’s illness has unfold regardless of the remedy.

“The most cancers has unfold, is metastasized into his bones and additional,” Mr. Joe Biden had stated.

“It’s very painful, and it’s very debilitating in lots of respects, however he’s nonetheless on the market. He’s nonetheless doing his factor… he so believes on this nation.”

Mr. Hunter Biden appeared to get emotional at instances through the interview whereas discussing his father’s well being.

“It’s actually, actually arduous, and it’s actually unhappy to observe,” he added.

Regardless of persistent questions on his well being because the oldest-ever U.S. President, Mr. Joe Biden, then aged 81, determined to run for a second time period in 2024.

Following a disastrous debate efficiency towards Donald Trump in June 2024 and a wave of stress from Democrats, Mr. Joe Biden withdrew from the presidential race.

Mr. Trump went on to beat Mr. Joe Biden’s alternative candidate — then Vice President Kamala Harris.