{
  "id": 327925,
  "title": "Former US president Joe Biden’s cancer has spread, says son",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/08/former-us-president-joe-bidens-cancer-has-spread-says-son",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-08T23:14:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/highlight/2026/08/09/former-us-president-joe-biden-s-cancer-has-spread-says-son"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Former US President Joe Biden's son, Hunter Biden, revealed in an interview with the BBC that his father's prostate cancer has spread beyond his bones and is causing significant pain and debilitation. The cancer, which was diagnosed in May 2025, had already spread to his bones at the time of its initial diagnosis less than four months after Biden left the White House. A Biden spokesman declined to comment on the interview.",
  "summary": "Hunter Biden said in an interview with the BBC that his father's cancer has become 'very painful' and 'very debilitating in many respects'.",
  "key_points": [
    "Joe Biden's cancer has spread beyond bones",
    "Diagnosis in May 2025, initially bone-only",
    "Son Hunter Biden revealed in BBC interview"
  ],
  "editors_take": "This development suggests a significant deterioration in Joe Biden's health, indicating that his condition has worsened since the initial cancer diagnosis in May 2025.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "TheWrap",
        "title": "Joe Biden’s Son Hunter Gives Somber Update on Former President’s Cancer Battle: ‘It’s Not Good’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/joe-bidens-son-hunter-gives-somber-update-on-former-presidents-cancer",
        "published": "2026-08-07T22:44:07.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}