Biden finishes radiation treatment for cancer
Former President Biden on Monday finished a round of radiation therapy to treat his aggressive former of prostate cancer, according to a Biden spokesperson.
The course lasted several weeks, and the former president is “doing well,” the spokesperson told The Hill’s sister network, NewsNation.
She did not comment on whether Biden’s medical team thinks he will need any additional rounds of radiation treatment.
Earlier this month, a spokesperson for the former president said, “As part of a treatment plan for prostate cancer, President Biden is currently undergoing radiation therapy and hormone treatment.”
NBC News, citing a source familiar with the matter, reported at the time that the treatment was expected to last five weeks.
Biden, 82, was diagnosed with cancer in May. A spokesperson at the time said the disease was “characterized by a Gleason score of 9 (Grade Group 5) with metastasis to the bone” and appeared “hormone-sensitive,” allowing for management.
After his initial diagnosis this spring, Biden took to social media to express gratitude for the outpouring of support following his announcement.
“Cancer touches us all. Like so many of you, Jill and I have learned that we are strongest in the broken places,” Biden wrote on the social platform X, sharing a photo of himself, former first lady Jill Biden and their cat, Willow.