FILE - Former President Joe Biden speaks during the ´ºÉ«Ö±²¥ Bar Association's 100th Annual Awards Gala in Chicago, Thursday, July 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)
FILE - Former U.S. President Joe Biden speaks at the Advocates, Counselors, and Representatives for the Disabled conference in Chicago, April 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)
FILE - Former President Joe Biden speaks during the ´ºÉ«Ö±²¥ Bar Association's 100th Annual Awards Gala in Chicago, Thursday, July 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)
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FILE - Former U.S. President Joe Biden speaks at the Advocates, Counselors, and Representatives for the Disabled conference in Chicago, April 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Joe Biden on Monday completed a round of radiation therapy treatment for the aggressive form of prostate cancer he was diagnosed with after leaving office, a spokesperson said.
Biden had been receiving treatment at Penn Medicine Radiation Oncology in Philadelphia, said aide Kelly Scully.
The 82-year-old Democrat left office in January, six months after he following a disastrous debate against Republican amid concerns about Biden's age, health and mental fitness. , who was Biden's vice president.
In May, Biden's postpresidential office announced that he had been diagnosed with prostate cancer and that it had spread to his bones. The discovery came after he reported urinary symptoms.
are graded for aggressiveness using what is known as a . The scores range from 6 to 10, with 8, 9 and 10 prostate cancers behaving more aggressively. Biden’s office said his score was 9, suggesting his cancer is among the most aggressive.
Last month, Biden had surgery to from his forehead.
