Former US President Joe Biden has said the radiation treatment he underwent last year for prostate cancer “worked as intended”, while urging American men to talk to their doctors about cancer screening.
Biden, 83, revealed this in a lengthy social media post on Tuesday for Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, saying the occasion had become more personal after his diagnosis.
“Last fall’s radiation treatment worked as planned and I continue to do the things that matter to me, like finishing my memoirs,” Biden wrote.
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He also thanked the doctors, nurses and other medical professionals involved in his treatment, saying their “skill, dedication and compassion mean a lot.”
Biden used the message to encourage men to talk about prostate cancer screening with their doctors, highlighting the importance of early detection.
“Talk to your doctors. Ask the hard questions. Do it for yourself and the people who love you,” he said.
Biden said men at average risk should start talking about prostate cancer screening with their doctors around age 50, while Black men and those with a family history of the disease should start those conversations earlier.
Similarly, the American Cancer Society recommends that men at average risk talk about screening starting at age 50, while discussions should begin at age 45 for black men and certain men with a family history, and at age 40 for some men at particularly high risk.
Biden’s office announced in May 2025 that he had been diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer that had metastasized to his bones..
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