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Wicked Blue

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Sat Oct 11, 2025, 10:25 AM Saturday

Former President Joe Biden undergoing radiation therapy as cancer care enters new phase [View all]

Source: NBC

Former President Joe Biden is undergoing a new phase of treatment for an aggressive form of cancer that was diagnosed in May, a spokesperson said Saturday.

"As part of a treatment plan for prostate cancer, President Biden is currently undergoing radiation therapy and hormone treatment," according to the spokesperson for the former president.

The radiation treatment is expected to span five weeks and marks a new point in his care, a source familiar told NBC News. He has already been taking a pill form of hormone medication.

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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.

Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/joe-biden/former-president-joe-biden-radiation-therapy-prostate-cancer-rcna237019

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