Biden Says Prostate Cancer Treatment Worked, Urges Men To Get Screened
President Joe Biden said Tuesday, September 8, 2026, that the radiation treatment he received in fall 2025 for Stage 4, bone-metastasized prostate cancer "worked as intended" and urged men to get screened.[1]
He said he remains under medical management but continues to stay active.[1] Biden is finishing a memoir titled "Promise Me, America" set for release on November 17, 2026.[1]
In fall 2025 he underwent radiation as part of treatment for hormone-sensitive prostate cancer that had spread to his bones.[1] Last month his son Hunter told the BBC the cancer had metastasized to his bones and was painfully debilitating.[1]
Using Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, Biden urged men — especially Black men and those with a family history — to speak with doctors about earlier screening, saying "Don't put it off." MS NOW
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- On Tuesday, September 8, 2026, Joe Biden said his fall 2025 radiation treatment for Stage 4, bone-metastasized but hormone-sensitive prostate cancer "worked as intended."
- Biden, 83, stated that he continues under medical management but remains active, including finishing a memoir titled "Promise Me, America" set for release November 17, 2026.
- He used Prostate Cancer Awareness Month to urge men, particularly Black men and those with a family history, to speak with doctors about earlier prostate cancer screening.
- The article notes that last month Hunter Biden told the BBC his father's cancer had metastasized into his bones and further and was very painful and debilitating.
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