Ex-US Prez Biden’s cancer ‘painful, spread into his bones & further’, says son Hunter
Hunter Biden has revealed that his father, former US President Joe Biden, is suffering from prostate cancer that has metastasized to his bones. The condition is described as painful and debilitating, though the former president remains active.
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Provides a significant health update on a former world leader, impacting public discourse regarding his post-presidency life.
Former US President Joe Biden's prostate cancer has spread beyond his bones and is causing significant pain, his son Hunter Biden said in a BBC interview recently.“The cancer has spread, metastasized into his bones and further,” Hunter Biden told BBC's Newsnight, adding “It’s very painful and it’s very debilitating in many respects.”Hunter Biden became emotional while discussing his father's health and said the condition had been difficult to watch. "It’s really, really hard, and it’s really sad to watch,” he said.Biden, 83, revealed in May last year, less than four months after leaving the White House, that he had been diagnosed with an “aggressive form” of prostate cancer that had already spread to his bones.He later underwent radiation treatment and hormone therapy.
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