Former US President Joe Biden diagnosed with 'aggressive' Stage 4 prostate cancer

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Former U.S. President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with an advanced form of prostate cancer that has spread to his bones, his office confirmed. This video includes ACM-produced voiceover powered by AI.

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00:00Former U.S. President Joe Biden has revealed the devastating news that he's been diagnosed

00:05with an aggressive form of stage four prostate cancer that has spread to his bones.

00:10Once the cancer has spread to the bones, it's no longer curable, but it's very treatable

00:16and very controllable. The 82-year-old was diagnosed on May 16 after experiencing urinary

00:23symptoms. Biden's cancer scored a 9 out of 10 on the Gleason scale, a grading system used to

00:29assess how abnormal the cancer cells appear under a microscope. A higher score indicates faster

00:35growing, more aggressive cancer, and a score of 9 is considered very high risk. While bone metastases

00:41mean the cancer is no longer curable, doctors have noted many men can live for years with advanced

00:46prostate cancer. Biden received supportive messages from both parties, including President Trump.

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