Joe Biden Undergoes 5-Week Radiation Therapy For Aggressive Prostate Cancer

Former US President Joe Biden has started a five-week course of radiation therapy as part of his treatment for an aggressive form of prostate cancer diagnosed earlier this year. The 82-year-old, who also underwent surgery in September to remove cancerous cells from his skin, is receiving radiation and hormone therapy under close medical supervision, his office confirmed.

“As part of a treatment plan for prostate cancer, President Biden is currently undergoing radiation therapy and hormone treatment,” a spokesperson for Biden said, according to Bloomberg. “The treatment is expected to continue for approximately five weeks.”

Biden’s condition was first made public in May, when his office revealed that the cancer had spread to his bones and was hormone sensitive — meaning it could respond to hormone therapy that blocks testosterone from reaching cancer cells.