{
  "id": 328956,
  "title": "Joe Biden facing debilitating pain as cancer progresses, son says",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/08/joe-biden-facing-debilitating-pain-as-cancer-progresses-son-says",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-08T23:51:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "SBS News",
    "slug": "sbs-news",
    "url": "https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/joe-biden-debilitating-pain-as-cancer-progresses-son-says/vu4jfxht5"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Former US President Joe Biden is grappling with worsening pain as his prostate cancer progresses, according to his son Hunter Biden. In an interview with BBC's Newsnight, Hunter stated that the cancer has metastasized into his bones, causing debilitating pain. The 83-year-old Democrat's spokesman did not comment on the interview. In May 2025, Biden revealed he had been diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer, noting that it had spread to his bones. He began undergoing radiation treatment and hormone therapy in October of the same year. Biden, who was the oldest person to assume US presidency in 2020, faced scrutiny over his physical health and mental acuity during his presidency from 2021 to 2025.",
  "summary": "A spokesman for the former US president said in October he was undergoing radiation treatment and hormone therapy.",
  "key_points": [
    "Joe Biden suffers worsening pain from metastasized prostate cancer",
    "Hunter Biden, son, details cancer's progression in BBC interview",
    "Cancer diagnosed in May 2025, treated with radiation and hormone therapy"
  ],
  "editors_take": "Joe Biden's son describing his worsening pain signals a concerning turn in the former president's health, likely to fuel renewed debate about his physical fitness for public office.",
  "illustration": null,
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        "title": "Ex-US President Joe Biden’s cancer has spread, son says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/08/ex-us-president-joe-bidens-cancer-has-spread-son-says",
        "published": "2026-08-08T13:01:50.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CityNews",
        "title": "Hunter Biden says his father’s prostate cancer is causing him pain even as he continues to speak out",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/08/hunter-biden-says-his-fathers-prostate-cancer-is-causing-him-pain",
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        "outlet": "The Guardian US",
        "title": "Hunter Biden talks about how his father’s cancer has spread and is causing him pain",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/08/hunter-biden-talks-about-how-his-fathers-cancer-has-spread-and-is",
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        "outlet": "The Hill",
        "title": "Hunter Biden says Joe Biden's cancer is spreading: 'It’s very debilitating'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/08/hunter-biden-says-joe-bidens-cancer-is-spreading-its-very-debilitating",
        "published": "2026-08-08T16:30:30.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "CNBC",
        "title": "Hunter Biden says Joe Biden’s cancer has spread further and is ‘very painful’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/08/hunter-biden-says-joe-bidens-cancer-has-spread-further-and-is-very",
        "published": "2026-08-08T17:25:25.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "‘Debilitating’: Hunter Biden speaks out about father Joe Biden’s cancer",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/08/debilitating-hunter-biden-speaks-out-about-father-joe-bidens-cancer",
        "published": "2026-08-08T18:55:20.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "People Daily Kenya",
        "title": "Joe Biden’s prostate cancer getting worse, Hunter Biden says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/08/joe-bidens-prostate-cancer-getting-worse-hunter-biden-says",
        "published": "2026-08-08T20:20:26.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "ABC News AU",
        "title": "'Very debilitating': Hunter Biden opens up about his father's cancer",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/08/very-debilitating-hunter-biden-opens-up-about-his-fathers-cancer",
        "published": "2026-08-08T20:37:09.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Toronto Sun",
        "title": "Joe Biden’s cancer has spread, Hunter Biden says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/08/joe-bidens-cancer-has-spread-hunter-biden-says",
        "published": "2026-08-08T22:18:25.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
        "title": "Joe Biden’s cancer has spread, is very painful, son says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/08/joe-bidens-cancer-has-spread-is-very-painful-son-says",
        "published": "2026-08-08T23:09:10.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "Joe Biden’s cancer has spread, is very painful, son says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/08/joe-bidens-cancer-has-spread-is-very-painful-son-says-328903",
        "published": "2026-08-08T23:09:10.000Z"
      }
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  "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."
}