Former President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with prostate cancer, a spokesperson said on May 18. The cancer, which was diagnosed on May 16, is an "aggressive form" but "appears to be hormone-sensitive which allows for effective management," the spokesperson said in a statement.

On May 18, Joe Biden's office shared that the former president had been diagnosed with prostate cancer. The eighty-two-year-old had previously undergone treatment for non-melanoma skin cancers, including the removal of a basal cell carcinoma from his chest in 2023.