{
  "id": 347937,
  "title": "Ex-President Joe Biden's cancer has spread, is very painful, son says",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/ex-president-joe-bidens-cancer-has-spread-is-very-painful-son-says",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-09T05:38:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40433973/ex-president-joe-bidens-cancer-has-spread-is-very-painful-son-says"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Former US President Joe Biden's son, Hunter Biden, disclosed in a BBC interview that his father's prostate cancer has metastasized beyond the bones and is causing significant pain, according to a BBC \"Newsnight\" video posted on Friday. Hunter Biden stated that the cancer has spread to his bones and is \"very painful\" and \"very debilitating in many respects.\" The 83-year-old Democrat's spokesperson declined to comment on his son's interview. In May 2025, Biden disclosed that he had been diagnosed with an \"aggressive form\" of prostate cancer, which had already spread to his bones when he left the White House in January 2021. A spokesperson confirmed in October that Biden was undergoing radiation treatment and hormone therapy. Despite his age at the time of his 2020 presidential election, Biden's health and mental acuity were subjects of scrutiny during his presidency from 2021 to 2025. Biden served as Obama's vice president from 2009 to 2017 and is set to release his presidential memoir on November 17.",
  "summary": "Former US President Joe Biden’s prostate cancer has spread beyond his bones and is very painful, his son, Hunter Biden, said in an interview with the BBC . “The cancer has spread, metastasized into his bones and further,” Hunter Biden told BBC’s “Newsnight,” according to video posted online on Friday. “It’s very painful and it’s very debilitating in many respects.” A spokesman for the 83-year-old…",
  "key_points": [
    "Joe Biden's prostate cancer has metastasized beyond bones",
    "Cancer causes significant pain and is debilitating",
    "Hunter Biden disclosed this in BBC interview"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The revelation that Joe Biden's prostate cancer has spread and is causing significant pain adds a new dimension to concerns about his health and ability to engage publicly in coming months.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}