“Nobody has done more to find breakthrough treatments for cancer in all its forms than Joe, and I am certain he will fight this challenge with his trademark resolve and grace. We pray for a fast and full recovery.”

He was diagnosed with a ‘aggressive form’ of prostate cancer, according to a Biden spokesperson hours earlier.

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Since then, the cancer has spread to his bones.

The health disclosure was made barely one week after it was reported that Biden’s prostate had a “small nodule” that required “further evaluation.”

The former president ‘was evaluated for a new diagnosis of a prostate nodule after having worsening urinary symptoms’ last week, according to Biden’s office.

“On Friday, he was diagnosed with prostate cancer, characterized by a Gleason score of 9 (Grade Group 5) with metastasis to the bone,” it adds of the grave prognosis