# Joe Biden gives major health update after ‘debilitating’ prostate cancer spreads

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/joe-biden-gives-major-health-update-after-debilitating-prostate-cancer-spreads/
- Published: 2026-09-08T21:17:34+00:00
- Updated: 2026-09-09T03:20:04+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16115513/Joe-Biden-gives-major-health-update-debilitating-prostate-cancer-spreads.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Health, Medicine, Software, Technology, World

## Key points

- Biden says prostate cancer radiation treatment "worked as intended"
- First health comment since Hunter revealed cancer had spread to bones
- Jill Biden says he will likely live with cancer for life

## Summary

Joe Biden has said the radiation treatment he received for his prostate cancer "worked as intended", in his first public comment on his own health since his son Hunter revealed the disease had spread to his bones. Writing on X to mark Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, the 83-year-old former US president thanked the medical staff who have cared for him and said he continues to focus on projects such as finishing his memoir. The statement follows weeks of concern after Hunter Biden told the BBC that his father's cancer had "metastasized into his bones and further" and was "very painful" and "very debilitating", adding that he wished Biden "would complain more" about it.

Biden's office first disclosed his diagnosis of an "aggressive" form of prostate cancer in May 2025, shortly after he left the White House, and he began radiation and hormone treatment that October following earlier skin cancer surgery. His wife, Jill Biden, said in June that he would likely live with the cancer for the rest of his life, given it had spread to his bones. Former White House officials have also told the Washington Post that Biden appeared increasingly fatigued in private since his diagnosis, fuelling continued criticism over how his health was handled during his presidency and 2024 re-election bid, from which he withdrew after a poor debate performance. Biden intends to publish his memoir, Promise Me, America, after November's midterm elections.

## Coverage

- [Daily Mail: Joe Biden gives major health update after ‘debilitating’ prostate cancer spreads](https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16115513/Joe-Biden-gives-major-health-update-debilitating-prostate-cancer-spreads.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490)
- [The Hill: Biden says prostate cancer treatment 'worked as intended'](https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/6077062-biden-prostate-cancer-treatment-success/)
- [Fox News: Joe Biden shares health update after prostate cancer diagnosis while issuing warning to others](https://www.foxnews.com/health/joe-biden-shares-cancer-health-update-issuing-dire-warning-others)

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