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Joe Biden has been diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer, a spokesperson for the former US president said.
Biden on Friday was diagnosed with the cancer, with metastasis to the bone, following findings of a prostate nodule after he experienced “increasing urinary symptoms,” Biden’s personal office said in a statement on Sunday.
“While this represents a more aggressive form of the disease, the cancer appears to be hormone-sensitive which allows for effective management,” it added.
“The President and his family are reviewing treatment options with his physicians”.
The news comes as the former president has in recent days returned to the spotlight after leaving office in January in an effort to defend his legacy, just as damning accounts revealed his mental decline in office and his inner circle’s efforts to conceal it.
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