# Biden says he would have quit presidency if aware of cancer

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/joe-biden-claims-he-would-have-resigned-if-he-knew-he-had-cancer-while-president/
- Published: 2026-11-11T16:09:22+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-11T16:20:32+00:00
- Original publisher: New York Post (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://nypost.com/2026/11/11/us-news/joe-biden-claims-he-would-have-resigned-if-he-knew-he-had-cancer-while-president/
- Topics: Government, Health, Medicine, Politics, World

## Key points

- Biden says he would have resigned if he had known he had cancer.
- He was diagnosed with stage 4 prostate cancer in May 2025.
- He says recent tests show the cancer has not spread.

## Summary

Joe Biden has said he would have resigned and abandoned his 2024 re-election bid if he had known his poor health was caused by cancer. In an interview ahead of his memoir’s release, the former president also maintained that he was the person best equipped to do the job.

Biden announced in May 2025 that he had stage 4 prostate cancer, which had spread to his bones; he has since completed radiation treatment and begun hormone therapy. He left the 2024 race on 21 July after a poor debate performance against Donald Trump prompted pressure from fellow Democrats. Biden defended pardons for his son and other family members, criticised Trump’s White House ballroom project and said his latest tests showed the cancer had not spread.

## Coverage

- [New York Post: Biden says he would have quit presidency if aware of cancer](https://nypost.com/2026/11/11/us-news/joe-biden-claims-he-would-have-resigned-if-he-knew-he-had-cancer-while-president/)
- [Politico: Biden says he wouldn't have run in 2024 if he knew about his cancer](https://www.politico.com/news/2026/11/11/biden-2024-cancer-diagnosis-debate-performance-01160750)

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