<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Former President Joe Biden's office said on Sunday that he has been diagnosed with aggressive prostate cancer and is reviewing treatment options with his doctors.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Biden was having increasing urinary symptoms and was seen last week by doctors who found a prostate nodule.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>On Friday, he was diagnosed with prostate cancer and the cancer cells have spread to the bone, his office said in a statement.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/joe-biden-diagnosed-with-aggressive-prostate-cancer/e9ddc669-72e2-458c-9f00-8bb4c0e70af4"><strong><span>Trump's surprise message after Biden's cancer revelation</span></strong></a><span></span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>When caught early, prostate cancer is highly survivable, but it is also the second-leading cause of cancer death in men.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>About one in eight men will be diagnosed over their lifetime with prostate cancer, according to the American Cancer Society.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Here are some things to know about prostate cancer that has spread.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/world/joe-biden-cancer-things-to-know-about-bidens-prostate-cancer-diagnosis/2857c117-c868-4d0e-8119-5f67df66a384" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><h3><strong><span>What is the prostate gland?</span></strong></h3></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The prostate is part of the reproductive system in men. It makes fluid for semen.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>It's located below the bladder and it wraps around the urethra, the tube that carries urine and semen out through the penis.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><h3><strong><span>How serious is Biden's cancer?</span></strong></h3></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Biden's cancer has spread to the bone, his office said. That makes it more serious than localised or early-stage prostate cancer.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Outcomes have improved in recent decades and patients can expect to live with metastatic prostate cancer for four or five years, said Dr. Matthew Smith of Massachusetts General Brigham Cancer Center.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"It's very treatable, but not curable," Smith said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/tiffany-slaton-missing-hiker-california-found/89a176a6-1ed5-47a4-a316-09836a4c4a86"><strong><span>US woman's incredible survival story after avalanche</span></strong></a><span></span></div></div><div class="styles__Wrapper-sc-2o34ro-0 cmwkBV"><div class="styles__Column-sc-2o34ro-3 jJDKrX"><a href="/content/2025/05/18/07/16/today-in-history-may-18-what-happened-on-this-day-in-pictures"><img alt="" sizes="(min-width: 1024px) 636px, (min-width: 768px) 396px, 100vw" src="https://imageresizer.static9.net.au/GrPVHLDiZxc-DM5oEoUOVtpGn4s=/0x226:483x497/396x223/https%3A%2F%2Fprod.static9.net.au%2Ffs%2F6431aa2a-b819-4499-82e7-f9750486667c" srcset="https://imageresizer.static9.net.au/GrPVHLDiZxc-DM5oEoUOVtpGn4s=/0x226:483x497/396x223/https%3A%2F%2Fprod.static9.net.au%2Ffs%2F6431aa2a-b819-4499-82e7-f9750486667c 396w, https://imageresizer.static9.net.au/T4WIb0aijnbgDP3GJp1DwucPqO4=/0x226:483x497/636x358/https%3A%2F%2Fprod.static9.net.au%2Ffs%2F6431aa2a-b819-4499-82e7-f9750486667c 636w"/></a></div><div class="styles__Column-sc-2o34ro-3 jJDKrX"><div class="styles__Headline-sc-2o34ro-4 hpbOlz">America's most famous celebrity Christian disappears</div><div class="styles__Button-sc-2o34ro-1 eBjlmW"><a class="styles__ButtonLink-sc-2o34ro-2 hqpklJ" href="/content/2025/05/18/07/16/today-in-history-may-18-what-happened-on-this-day-in-pictures">View Gallery</a></div></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><h3><strong><span>What are the treatment options?</span></strong></h3></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Prostate cancer can be treated with drugs that lower levels of hormones in the body or stop them from getting into prostate cancer cells.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The drugs can slow down the growth of cancer cells.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Most men in this situation would be treated with drugs and would not be advised to have either surgery or radiation therapy," Smith said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><h3><strong><span>What is a Gleason score?</span></strong></h3></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Prostate cancers are graded for aggressiveness using what's known as a Gleason score. 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.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/how-to-follow-9news-digital/29855bb1-ad3d-4c38-bc25-3cb52af1216f"><strong><span>DOWNLOAD THE 9NEWS APP</span></strong></a><strong><span>: Stay across all the latest in breaking news, sport, politics and the weather via our news app and get notifications sent straight to your smartphone. 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