Hunter Biden said his father, former US President Joe Biden, has prostate cancer that has spread to his bones and elsewhere, leaving him in significant pain and weakened. The disclosure adds to public concern about Biden’s health and follows earlier discussion of whether he would have been able to continue serving another presidential term.

In a BBC interview broadcast on Friday, Hunter Biden described the illness as “very painful” and “very debilitating”. The article also notes that former first lady Jill Biden has said her husband would not have been able to serve another four years as president because of his cancer diagnosis.