Former President Joe Biden was diagnosed with prostate cancer on Friday, according to media reports.
While the diagnosis, which Biden received on May 16, indicates the former president has one of the worst forms of the disease, it “appears to be hormone-sensitive, which allows for effective management,” the spokesperson said in a statement.
“The President and his family are reviewing treatment options with his physicians,” the statement added.
Prostate cancer is the most common form of cancer for men, other than non-melanoma skin cancer, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
“It is also one of the leading causes of cancer death among men of all races,” the CDC says.
