Biden completes a round of radiation therapy as part of his prostate cancer treatment
WASHINGTON AP Former President Joe Biden on Monday completed a round of radiation therapy medication for the aggressive form of prostate cancer he was diagnosed with after leaving office a spokesperson noted Biden had been receiving restoration at Penn Medicine Radiation Oncology in Philadelphia announced aide Kelly Scully The -year-old Democrat left office in January six months after he dropped his bid for reelection following a disastrous debate against Republican Donald Trump amid concerns about Biden s age robustness and mental fitness Trump defeated Democrat Kamala Harris who was Biden s vice president In May Biden s postpresidential office stated that he had been diagnosed with prostate cancer and that it had spread to his bones The discovery came after he published urinary responses Prostate cancers are graded for aggressiveness using what is known as a Gleason sum The scores range from to with and prostate cancers behaving more aggressively Biden s office explained his outcome was suggesting his cancer is among the bulk aggressive Last month Biden had surgery to remove skin cancer lesions from his forehead
