Former United States President Joe Biden, is undergoing radiation therapy to treat an aggressive form of cancer that was diagnosed in May.
The development was announced by Biden’s spokesperson on Saturday.
According the spokesperson “As part of a treatment plan for prostate cancer, President Biden is currently undergoing radiation therapy and hormone treatment”.
Daily Intel Newspaper gathered that the radiation treatment is expected to span five weeks and marks a new point in his care.
Biden, 82, also had a skin cancer, however, after a procedure, his physician wrote in a memo that “all cancerous tissue was successfully removed” and that “no further treatment is required.”
Recall that the former president announced in May that he had been diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer that had already metastasized to his bones.
His office said at the time that he was pursuing several treatment options to ensure “effective management” of the illness.
In a post on X after he shared his diagnosis, Biden said, “Cancer touches us all. Like so many of you, Jill and I have learned that we are strongest in the broken places. Thank you for lifting us up with love and support.”
Mr Biden left the White House in January, just months after he suspended his re-election campaign last year, endorsing his vice president, Kamala Harris, for re-election instead.
