Biden diagnosed with "aggressive form" of prostate cancer

Driving the news: "Last week, President Joe Biden was seen for a new finding of a prostate nodule after experiencing increasing urinary symptoms," according to the statement.

• "On Friday, he was diagnosed with prostate cancer, characterized by a Gleason score of 9 (Grade Group 5) with metastasis to the bone," the statement read.
• Some types of cancer, like prostate and breast cancer, are particularly likely to spread to the bones, according to Mayo Clinic. Bone metastasis can cause pain and broken bones.

The cancer appears to be "hormone-sensitive," the statement read, "which allows for effective management."

• Biden and his family "are reviewing treatment options with his physicians," the statement continued.

Context: Gleason scores are a grading system used for prostate cancer, according to Cleveland Clinic.

• They range from six, which is considered low-grade cancer, to 10, which is high-grade.
• Prostate cancer is more likely to develop in older men, according to the American Cancer Society, and is the second-leading cause of cancer death in American men, behind only lung cancer.

Flashback: In 2023, Biden had a cancerous skin lesion removed from his chest, but it did not require further treatment.

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