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Former U.S. President Biden’s cancer has spread, it’s very painful, says son

The Hindu · 🇮🇳 public India · · 260 words · By AFP
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president Joe Biden’s cancer has metastasised further, according to his son Hunter Biden, who shared the update in a recent interview with the BBC.

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What happened

president Joe Biden’s cancer has metastasised further, according to his son Hunter Biden, who shared the update in a recent interview with the BBC.

Why it matters

In May 2025, just four months after he left office as the oldest sitting President, the elder Biden revealed he had been diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer that had spread to his bones.

Common ground

He subsequently began treatment, including radiation and hormone therapy, which the 83-year-old described as going “really well” last month, during an announcement of his upcoming memoir.

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 7 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Mr. Trump went on to beat Mr. Joe Biden’s replacement candidate — then Vice President Kamala Harris.”
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Wikipedia confirms that Donald Trump is the 47th president of the United States, which implies his victory over the Democratic nominee (Kamala Harris) following Biden's withdrawal.
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web search NEUTRAL — Stay informed and read the latest breaking news and updates on Donald Trump from AP News, the definitive source for independent journalism.
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web search NEUTRAL — Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who is the 47th president of the United States. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the …
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump
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web search NEUTRAL — Donald ... Donald is a Scottish masculine given name. It is derived from the Gaelic name Dòmhnall. [1] This comes from the Proto-Celtic * Dumno-ualos ("world-ruler" or "world-wielder"). [2][3][4] The …
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Claim 2: “In May 2025, just four months after he left office as the oldest sitting President, the elder Biden revealed he had been diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer that had spread to his bones.”
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Al Jazeera and other web search results confirm that in May 2025, Joe Biden revealed a diagnosis of aggressive prostate cancer that had spread to his bones.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Joe Biden was 78 years, 2 months of age when he took office as the president of the United States on January 20, 2021. At the time, he became both the oldest person to be inaugurated as U.S. president…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Age_and_health_concerns_about_…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The family of Joe Biden, the 46th president of the United States, includes members prominent in law, education, activism and politics. Biden's immediate family was the first family of the United State…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_of_Joe_Biden
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. (born November 20, 1942) is an American former politician who was the 46th president of the United States from 2021 to 2025. A member of the Democratic Party, he represented…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Biden
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Claim 3: “Mr. Joe Biden, then aged 81, decided to run for a second term in 2024.”
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Wikipedia explicitly confirms that Joe Biden announced his candidacy for a second term on April 25, 2023, and was the incumbent president in 2024.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. (born November 20, 1942) is an American former politician who was the 46th president of the United States from 2021 to 2025. A member of the Democratic Party, he represented…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Joe Biden, the 46th president of the United States, announced his candidacy for re-election for a second presidential term on April 25, 2023, confirming that Vice President Kamala Harris would remain …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Biden_2024_presidential_ca…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On July 21, 2024, Joe Biden, the 46th president of the United States, announced his withdrawal from the 2024 United States presidential election. Biden, a Democrat who had been elected president in 20…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Withdrawal_of_Joe_Biden_from_t…
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Claim 4: “In a wide-ranging interview published late Friday (August 7, 2026) with BBC Newsnight, Hunter Biden said his father’s disease has spread despite the treatment.”
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While the general fact of the cancer spreading is corroborated in other claims, the specific detail regarding a 'wide-ranging interview published late Friday (August 7, 2026) with BBC Newsnight' is not independently corroborated by the provided evidence; the evidence for this claim consists mostly of general Wikipedia entries about the month of August.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Joseph Robinette "Beau" Biden III (February 3, 1969 – May 30, 2015) was an American politician, lawyer, and Army National Guard officer who served as the 44th attorney general of Delaware from 2007 to…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Robert Hunter Biden (born February 4, 1970) is an American artist, disbarred former attorney, and businessman. He is the second son of former president Joe Biden and his first wife, Neilia Hunter Bide…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunter_Biden
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. (born November 20, 1942) is an American former politician who was the 46th president of the United States from 2021 to 2025. A member of the Democratic Party, he represented…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Biden
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Claim 5: “Following a disastrous debate performance against Donald Trump in June 2024 and a wave of pressure from Democrats, Mr. Joe Biden withdrew from the presidential race.”
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Wikipedia and multiple web sources confirm the June 27, 2024 debate against Donald Trump and Joe Biden's subsequent withdrawal from the race on July 21, 2024.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Joe Biden, the 46th president of the United States, announced his candidacy for re-election for a second presidential term on April 25, 2023, confirming that Vice President Kamala Harris would remain …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On July 21, 2024, Joe Biden, the 46th president of the United States, announced his withdrawal from the 2024 United States presidential election. Biden, a Democrat who had been elected president in 20…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A presidential debate between incumbent United States president Joe Biden and former president Donald Trump took place on June 27, 2024. At the time of the debate, Biden was the presumptive nominee fo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Joe_Biden–Donald_Trump_pr…
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Claim 6: “He subsequently began treatment, including radiation and hormone therapy”
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CNBC, AOL, and other web search results independently confirm that Joe Biden underwent radiation and hormone therapy for his prostate cancer.
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web search NEUTRAL — Joe Biden undergoing radiation therapy for prostate cancer treatment.Joe Biden undergoes radiation and hormone therapy as former president’s prostate cancer treatments get more serious. 2 hours ago. B…
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web search NEUTRAL — "As part of a treatment plan for prostate cancer, President Biden is currently undergoing radiation therapy and hormone treatment," the spokesperson said in a statement. The former president's office …
https://www.aol.com/articles/joe-biden-undergoing-radiation-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Former US president Joe Biden is undergoing radiation and hormone therapy to fight prostate cancer that was revealed in May, a spokesperson said Saturday.
https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/america/article/2001531629/b…
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Claim 7: “Former U.S. president Joe Biden’s cancer has metastasised further, according to his son Hunter Biden, who shared the update in a recent interview with the BBC.”
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Multiple independent sources (Flipboard, Ajel English, and other web search results) report that Hunter Biden stated in a BBC interview that Joe Biden's prostate cancer has metastasized.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The family of Joe Biden, the 46th president of the United States, includes members prominent in law, education, activism and politics. Biden's immediate family was the first family of the United State…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_of_Joe_Biden
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Robert Hunter Biden (born February 4, 1970) is an American artist, disbarred former attorney, and businessman. He is the second son of former president Joe Biden and his first wife, Neilia Hunter Bide…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunter_Biden
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. (born November 20, 1942) is an American former politician who was the 46th president of the United States from 2021 to 2025. A member of the Democratic Party, he represented…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Biden
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