Biden Starts Radiation Treatment for Aggressive Prostate Cancer

Former US President Joe Biden started radiation treatments for an aggressive form of prostate cancer diagnosed in May.

“As part of a treatment plan for prostate cancer, President Biden is currently undergoing radiation therapy and hormone treatment,” a spokesperson for Biden said. NBC News reported earlier that the radiation treatment is expected to span five weeks.

Biden also underwent a Mohs surgery to remove cancerous cells from his skin in early September, a spokesperson told NBC News.

When Biden’s prostate cancer was first announced in May, his spokesperson Kelly Scully said it had metastasized to the bone and was ...