WASHINGTON, D.C. — Former US President Joe Biden don get diagnosis of aggressive prostate cancer wey don spread reach him bones, according to statement wey him office release on Sunday. Biden, wey dey 82 years old, go see doctor last week after him notice urinary symptoms and na dem find the prostate nodule.
Dem diagnose am with prostate cancer on Friday, and the cancer cells wey dem find get Gleason score of 9, wey mean say na serious case wey fit spread fast. ‘This one dey more aggressive, but e dey hormone-sensitive, wey mean say proper management fit dey possible,’ di statement talk.
According to Biden office, him and him family dey review treatment options with him physicians. Prostate cancer na di second most common cancer wey dey affect men, behind skin cancer, according to Cleveland Clinic. Di CDC talk say 13 out of every 100 men go develop prostate cancer for him lifetime.
Biden don dey face health concerns since when him come back from di White House, and dis news fit bring more worry about him ability to run for office. Na last year, him drop out of di 2024 presidential election due to concerns about him health and age. As di oldest president for US history, people don dey question di effect of him health on him ability to perform.
During di 2024 campaign, Biden face criticism for him performance at a debate against Republican nominee Donald Trump. After di debate, Biden endorse him vice president Kamala Harris, wey take over di Democratic nomination when Biden decide to step down.
Despite all di talk about him health, Biden don continually advocate for cancer research. In 2022, he and him wife, Dr. Jill Biden, reintroduce di Cancer Moonshot initiative to mobilize research efforts aimed to reduce cancer deaths. Biden lose him eldest son, Beau, to brain cancer in 2015.
The Gleason score, wey measure how di cancerous cells compare to normal cells, suggest say Biden’s case dey severe, as any score above 7 indicate aggressive cancer. When prostate cancer dey metastasized, e dey difficult to treat because di drugs fit struggle to reach all di tumors.
“While dis represents a more aggressive form of di disease, di cancer appears to be hormone-sensitive, wey allows for effective management,” di statement from Biden’s office talk again. Di news don raise more issues about him cognitive abilities as well, especially after reports wey indicate say aides don try to hide di severity of him decline during him presidency.
Biden previously deal with skin cancers, wey him don remove before he take office. As di situation unfold, more updates go dey come, as him office keep informing di public about his health and di options wey dey available for treatment.
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