US EditionFormer President Joe Biden undergoing radiation therapy as cancer care enters new phase
- On Saturday, Former President Joe Biden began a new treatment phase after his May diagnosis of aggressive prostate cancer that had spread to his bones, the office said.
- Office officials described that as part of a treatment plan for prostate cancer, President Biden is undergoing radiation therapy and hormone treatment while pursuing several options for `effective management`.
- The radiation course is expected to span five weeks and marks a new point in the radiation treatment, the spokesperson said.
- The former president, who turns 83 next month, had Mohs surgery last month and is said to be `doing well.`
- As a longer-term strategy, the former president's office frames combined therapies as part of managing his metastatic prostate cancer.
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Biden getting radiation therapy to treat prostate cancer: Report
Former President Joe Biden is going through a new phase of treatment for prostate cancer, according to multiple media outlets. In comments first reported on by NBC News, a spokesperson said Biden is currently undergoing radiation therapy along with hormone treatment. The radiation therapy is set to last five weeks, a source told NBC. Biden was already taking a pill form of hormone medication for prostate cancer, which he was diagnosed with in Ma…
Joe Biden started radiotherapy for prostate cancer that was diagnosed with the former president of the United States last May.
Joe Biden Undergoing Radiation Treatment for Prostate Cancer as Trump Gets Clean Bill of Health - Real News Now
Former President Joe Biden has begun a five-week radiation therapy regimen for an aggressive form of prostate cancer, his office confirmed Saturday. Biden, 82, had already been taking hormone-based medication, but the newly introduced radiation marks a more intensive phase of treatment, a spokesperson told NBC News. Despite the increased measures, his team says the former president is “doing well.” The development comes as Biden continues to mai…
Biden undergoing radiation, hormone therapy for prostate cancer: spokesperson
Former US president Joe Biden is undergoing radiation and hormone therapy to fight prostate cancer that was revealed 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,” the spokesperson said. In May, the 82-year-old ex-president’s office announced that Biden had been diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer that sprea…
The 82-year-old Democrat, who dropped out of re-election last year, revealed in May that he had cancer.
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