Former President Biden has scars on face after Mohs surgery
Former President Joe Biden appears in Delaware with a scar on his head after Mohs surgery for skin cancer.
Former President Joe Biden has begun receiving radiation treatment for an “aggressive” prostate cancer he was diagnosed with in May, a spokesperson confirmed to USA TODAY.
Doctors discovered a “small nodule” on the 82-year-old Democrat’s prostate during a routine exam, and his office said it had spread to the bone.
“As part of his treatment plan for prostate cancer, President Biden is currently undergoing radiation therapy and hormone therapy,” Biden’s press secretary told USA TODAY on Oct. 11.
According to the American Cancer Society, prostate cancer is the second most common cancer in men, affecting one in eight men in the United States. Approximately 1 in 44 men will die from prostate cancer, but the research group says that most men diagnosed with prostate cancer do not die from the disease.
Biden’s illness is said to be hormone-sensitive, meaning it is more amenable to treatment.
“Cancer affects us all,” Biden said in a May 19 post on the X Show. “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 your love and support.”
He turns 83 next month.
