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JOE BIDEN HAS expressed his gratitude to Americans for their “love and support” after the former US president said he had been diagnosed with prostate cancer.
The weekend announcement that the 82-year-old had been diagnosed with an “aggressive” form of prostate cancer, and that it had spread to his bones, sparked an outpouring of good wishes, including from political rival President Donald Trump, Biden’s vice president Kamala Harris and ordinary Americans.
“Cancer touches us all. Like so many of you, Jill and I have learned that we are strongest in the broken places,” Biden, whose son Beau died of cancer in 2015, posted on X with a photograph of him and his wife.
“Thank you for lifting us up with love and support,” he 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. pic.twitter.com/oSS1vGIiwU
— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) May 19, 2025
Biden was diagnosed with the disease on Friday after he experienced urinary symptoms and a prostate nodule was found, a statement from his office said.
“While this represents a more aggressive form of the disease, the cancer appears to be hormone-sensitive which allows for effective management. The President and his family are reviewing treatment options with his physicians,” it added.
Trump, who has long derided Biden over his cognitive abilities and his record in office, said he was “saddened” by the news.
“We extend our warmest and best wishes to Jill and the family, and we wish Joe a fast and successful recovery,” Trump, 78, posted Sunday.
Harris, who stepped in as Democratic nominee in the battle against Trump after Biden dropped out of last year’s presidential election, extended her well-wishes.
“I know he will face this challenge with the same strength, resilience, and optimism that have always defined his life and leadership,” she said.
Prostate cancer is the most common form of cancer in men, with the American Cancer Society (ACS) reporting that one in eight men in the United States are diagnosed with it over their lifetime.
While it is highly treatable if discovered early, it is the second leading cause of cancer death in men.
Hormone therapy is a common treatment that can shrink tumors and slow cancer growth, but is not a cure.
According to the statement, Biden’s cancer was found to have “a Gleason score of 9 (Grade Group 5),” on a 1-10 scale. Prostate cancer that looks “very abnormal” is assigned the highest rating, Grade 5, according to the ACS.
Biden’s health was a dominant issue in the 2024 presidential race.
Trump and his conservative backers repeatedly attacked the incumbent over his cognitive abilities, and after a disastrous debate performance against Trump, Biden ended his campaign for a second term.
Biden’s life has been marked by personal tragedy. In 1972, his first wife and baby daughter were killed in a car crash.
His son Beau died aged 46 of an aggressive form of brain cancer in 2015.
In the wake of Beau’s death, then-president Barack Obama launched a “cancer moonshot” bid to corral the disease in the United States, tasking Biden, then his vice president, with leading the effort.
“It’s personal for me,” Biden said at the time.
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So Bill Cosby is an suspected racist rapist now????…..
Sure all written media is black and white,
Unless you have coloured print….
He brings up the black media but they have as much interest in the black women who were allegedly assaulted.
Does this smell like to chloroform to you?
So he thinks black media treats him nicer than general media…
Is he implying that general media treats him negatively because he’s black? As in he considers this a race issue?
I’d be more inclined to say that black media is reluctant to call him a rapist, because it itself is racist in favour of blacks.
Regardless, it’s a smart move for him to say that, the pragressives won’t know what to do. Continue calling him a rapist out of fear of being labeled a rape apologist by their peers or stop slamming him out of fear of being called a racist.
But wouldn’t the black media actually be reluctant to call him a rapist, in case they were accused of simply calling him a rapist to avoid being accused of racism because they refused to call him a rapist because he’s black?
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN????
Tis a tad confusing to say the least.
He is the one that brought race into it, some people are so fooled and deluded……
Was it the same “black media” which upheld the standards when OJ was on trial for murder?
Let the courts try him
No David it’s not because these are new allegations and numerous
He sounds racist against white people.
When did trial by media take over the justice system jnstead of trial in a court of law ?
Alas Mark he actually cannot be tried as the Statute of Limitations saves him from a Trial. All that can be done is a civil case, which will never say he actually committed the crime, it will just say on the balance of probabilities that he may have and is thus liable financially, but will not be convicted or see any jail time.
If I ever get into trouble with the law can I use the black media to back me up?
Typical black man Mike. What’s that supposed to mean?
Chip on shoulder
Filthy pervert
Trial by media going on here. He must have pissed the system off somehow
Why is he bringing race into it hoping it will save his ass
I think that’s his indirect way of looking to the “Black media” for backup. Kinda makes you feel like he’s bracing himself.
It’s just J E L L O
have your say