# Joe Biden addresses critics who said he hid his stage 4 cancer diagnosis in upcoming memoir

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/joe-biden-addresses-critics-who-said-he-hid-his-stage-4-cancer-diagnosis-in-upcoming-memoir/
- Published: 2026-11-10T19:04:32+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-10T19:23:42+00:00
- Original publisher: Fox News (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.foxnews.com/media/joe-biden-addresses-critics-hid-stage-4-cancer-diagnosis-upcoming-memoir
- Topics: Americas, Health, Medicine, World

## Key points

- Biden rejects claims that he concealed his cancer diagnosis.
- He was diagnosed in May 2025 with cancer that had spread to his bones.
- Treatment may limit his appearances for his memoir’s release.

## Summary

Joe Biden has used excerpts from his forthcoming memoir to reject claims that he concealed his stage 4 prostate cancer while president. He says the diagnosis was not something he knew about and calls the accusation that he hid the illness absurd.

The cancer was diagnosed in May 2025 after it had spread to his bones. Biden says standard medical protocol stops prostate cancer testing for men over 70; he also says treatment has limited how many book events he can attend. The memoir, *Promise Me, America*, is due out on 17 November and covers his presidency, his decision to seek re-election and his eventual withdrawal from the 2024 race.

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