USA · 08 August, 2026 · 2 min read
Hunter Biden Says Joe Biden’s Prostate Cancer Spread to Bones, Causing Severe Pain
Prostate cancer has metastasized to bones and beyond. The illness is described as very painful and debilitating.
How much the cancer’s spread beyond bones is specified.
10 of 12 outlets skipped it: cancer described as hormone-sensitive/managed via effective management.
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Time adds addiction-strain context; Fox shifts to general prostate-cancer education
Cancer spreads beyond bones
Former U.S. President Joe Biden, 83, has prostate cancer that has spread and is “very painful” and “very debilitating,” his son Hunter Biden said in an interview with the BBC.
Hunter Biden told BBC Newsnight, “The cancer has spread, metastasized into his bones and further,” describing the condition as “very painful and it’s very debilitating in many respects.”
Reuters said a spokesman for the 83-year-old Democrat declined on Saturday to comment on Hunter Biden’s interview.
Reuters also reported that Biden revealed in May 2025, less than four months after he left the White House, that he had been diagnosed with an “aggressive form” of prostate cancer that had spread to his bones.
Family reactions and medical context
Hunter Biden described the situation as “really hard” and “really sad to watch,” and he said, “I wish he would complain more, because it’s not good.”
In the same BBC interview, Hunter Biden said, “It’s really sad to watch,” and added that Biden “is still out there” and “is still doing his thing.”
CBS News quoted Dr. Michael Dabrow, the medical director at Paoli Hospital's Cancer Center, saying, “bones are by far the most common area it goes to,” and Dabrow said tumors can escape from the prostate and go to the bones.
CBS News also reported that Biden began receiving care in Philadelphia to treat what his office described as an aggressive form of prostate cancer.
Pardon, public life, and stakes
Hunter Biden also discussed his father’s decision to pardon him in the final weeks of his presidency, telling the BBC that he was “grateful” for the move and calling it “not fair” while adding, “All I know is that I’m grateful that he did it for me.”
NBC News reported that Hunter Biden said the pardon meant his father “chose me over his legacy,” after Hunter Biden previously discussed the decision on California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s podcast.
Reuters reported that Biden attended the dedication of Barack Obama's presidential library in June in Chicago, and Reuters said Biden's presidential memoir is scheduled for release on November 17.
The New York Times reported that Hunter Biden said, “As long as he’s alive, I promise you, he is going to continue to fight,” and it also quoted Jill Biden saying, “He will forever live with cancer.”