Biden diagnosed with "aggressive form" of prostate cancer, his office says

Former President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with an "aggressive form" of prostate crab that has dispersed to his bones, his bureau said successful a connection connected Sunday.

"Last week, President Joe Biden was seen for a caller uncovering of a prostate nodule aft experiencing expanding urinary symptoms," his bureau said successful a statement. "On Friday helium was diagnosed with prostate cancer, characterized by a Gleason people of 9 (Grade Group 5) with metastasis to the bone. While this represents a much assertive signifier of the disease, the crab appears to beryllium hormone-sensitive which allows for effectual management. The President and his household are reviewing attraction options with his physicians."

Biden was evaluated past week aft a tiny nodule was recovered successful the prostate, which necessitated further evaluation, his bureau said astatine the time. 

Prostate crab is common, 2nd lone to tegument crab arsenic the astir communal crab affecting males, according to the Cleveland Clinic. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, for each 100 males, 13 volition make prostate crab astatine immoderate constituent successful their lives.

Though each men are astatine hazard for prostate cancer, property is the astir communal hazard factor, the CDC says. 

"The older a antheral is, the greater the accidental of getting prostate cancer," the CDC notes.

Biden is 82 and near bureau successful January arsenic the oldest president successful history, though President Trump, who is 78, successful January became the oldest idiosyncratic to instrumentality the oath of office. 

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Sara Moniuszko contributed to this report.