Former President Joe Biden received a prostate cancer diagnosis last week, his office said on Sunday.
The news came after it was revealed that a “small nodule” was detected during a “routine physical exam,” said a spokesperson for the former president in ABC News on May 13.
His diagnosis of prostate cancer is “characterized by a Gleason score of 9 (group 5 of grade 5) with bone metastases,” said his office on Sunday. “Although this represents a more aggressive form of the disease, cancer seems to be sensitive to hormones that allows effective management.”
While Biden and his family examine the processing options, former president Barack Obama, President Donald Trump and other political leaders began to reach out to share the support of the former United States chief.
President Joe Biden appears on “The View” on September 25, 2024.
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Obama published a sincere Message on X Sunday evening, saying: “Michelle and I think of the whole Biden family. No one has done to find revolutionary treatments for cancer in all its forms than Joe, and I am sure that he fights this challenge with his resolution and brand grace.” We pray for rapid and complete recovery. “”
Trump went to Truth Social the same day, by publishing: “Melania and I are saddened to hear about the recent medical diagnosis of Joe Biden. We extend our warmest and best wishes to Jill and the family, and we wish Joe a quick and successful recovery.”
Former vice-president Kamala Harris also Posted on X Sunday, saying that she and her husband keep President Joe Biden and her family in their prayers. “Joe is a fighter-and I know that he will face this challenge with the same force, the same resilience and optimism that have always defined his life and leadership,” she wrote. Her husband, Doug Emhoff, the former second gentleman under Biden, separately posted his greetings.
Also shared his greetings poster“I think of the bidens as they take cancer, a disease they have done so much to try to save other families. I wish you a quick and complete recovery.”
Former President Bill Clinton also added A note on his own accountBy saying: “My friend Joe Biden has always been a fighter. Hillary and I are doing so and keeping him, Jill, and the whole family in our thoughts.”
Secretary of State Marco Rubio Posted on X“Jeanette and I are united in prayer for the Biden family in the middle of this difficult period.”
“Our hearts are with President Biden and all his family right now,” said California Governor Gavin Newsom Posted on X Sunday after learning the news. “A man of dignity, strength and compassion as he deserves to live a long and beautiful life. Sending strength, healing and prayers.”
“President Biden knows that when you are overturned, you straighten up and you beat”, the governor of Illinois JB Pritzker posterAdding: “We are with you in this fight, Joe.”
“President Biden served our nation with distinction”, the governor of New York Kathy Hochul Written on x. “During this difficult period, Bill and I pray for his health and rapid recovery.”
Hochul was joined by other Democratic leaders of his state in these feelings.
“I hope all the Americans will join me to send him and his family prayers poster Sunday.
The Prosecutor General of New York Letitia James also wrote A note on xBy saying: “A heartbreaking news this afternoon. I pray for President Biden and all his family, and I hope he is completely recovering.”
Tricia McLaughlin, assistant secretary of the Department of Internal Security, also said that she was praying for the family of Biden in her Social media message.
“This is a horrible news. My heart is with former president Biden and all his family,” said the governor of Arizona Katie Dobbs in a Social media message.
“Like many of us, Joe Biden is a man of faith. In moments like these, our faith transports us through difficulties and makes us persevere,” wrote President of the National Democratic Committee Ken Martin. “Jenn and I keep the president and his family in our prayers.”
Maryland Wes Moore. Written on x“It was held with me during some of the most difficult moments in our state, and we are holding with it today. We pray for its strength and rapid recovery.”
“Gwen and I pray for President Biden and his family,” said Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, who was also the Democratic Vice-Presidential candidate in the 2024 elections, on x. “A truly decent man and a friend. We wish him all the best.”
The former republican candidate for the presidential and current candidate of Ohio, Vivek Ramaswamy, showed optimism and called for unity between the parties, assignment“Aside from the policy, let us pray for the health of the former president of our country. His case of metastatic prostate cancer seems to be still in the stage of hormonal disease, which leaves the possibility of effective treatment open.”
“Tammy and I keep the former president @joebidenn in our prayers and hope that Jill and all the strength of the Biden family during this difficult period,” said the governor of New Jersey Phil Murphy poster.
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro also expressed his support for Biden and his wife, say on x“Let them find strength and hope in each other, and be raised by the thoughts and prayers of the Americans across the country who are thinking of them at the moment.”
Former secretary of HHS Xavier Becerra Prayers offered For the former president.
“President Biden is a man of deep faith and extraordinary resilience”, the former transport secretary Pete Buttigieg Written on x. “Chasten and I keep him, and the whole Biden family, in our prayers for strength and healing.”
The former speaker of the Nancy Pelosi Chamber said on social networks May she pray for Biden and sends him “love to him and his family”.
The members of the congress on both sides of the aisle also went to social networks to share wishes of the Biden family.
Democratic senators who supported Peter Welch Vermont, Ruben Gallego New Mexico, Tim Kaine from Virginia and John Fetterman from Pennsylvania.
Republican senators included Thom Tillis of North Carolina, Susan Collins from Maine and Roger Marshall Kansas.
Rep. Democratic rep. Ro Khanna from California wrote“, He and Jill have always been fighters and I am convinced that they are reporting this challenge with grain and grace.”
“While you are facing this health challenge, my prayers are with you – for continuous courage, grace at this time of trial and a complete recovery,” said representative Joyce Beatty, Ohio Democrat, Written on x.
Republican rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene de Géorgie Written on x“I’m sorry to see this news. The cancer is really horrible. My father died in 2021 with cancer. Pray for Joe Biden and his family.”
Republican representatives. Anna Paulina Luna from Florida and Mike Lawler From New York has also expressed its desired goods.
The leader of the minority of the room, Hakeem Jeffries, published a statement on Sunday evening, saying: “Over the years, the Biden family faced unimaginable adversity with Grace and firm perseverance. We are standing with President Biden when he confronts this moment with the same courage and the same resilience that he has shown throughout his life.”