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Former President Joe Biden on Monday completed a round of radiation therapy as part of his prostate cancer treatment, his spokesperson has confirmed.
His daughter Ashley Biden posted a video on her Instagram story showing Biden ringing the bell at Penn Medicine Radiation Oncology in Philadelphia, a custom practice for cancer patients who complete a major part of their treatment.
“Dad has been so damn brave throughout his treatment. Grateful,” Ashley Biden wrote on a family photo she posted on the social media platform.
Biden’s spokesperson has not disclosed whether the former president will need additional treatment for his cancer.
Biden’s office announced he was diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer in May, about four months after he exited the White House, after “experiencing increasing urinary symptoms.” The former president was undergoing radiation and hormone therapy as part of his treatment, his office previously said.
Biden, who will turn 83 next month, also had Mohs surgery to remove skin cancer lesions from his forehead earlier this year, his office confirmed in September.
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Biden previously underwent surgery to remove a cancerous lesion from his chest in 2023, while he was still in office.
Biden has defended his decision to run for reelection in 2024 before succumbing to pressure to leave the race just months before Election Day after his disastrous performance in a debate against now-President Donald Trump in June of that year fueled concerns about his age and fitness to serve another four-year term as commander in chief. The former president, though, has since told “The View” there was “nothing to sustain” those concerns.
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