Joe Biden's prostate cancer, from the diagnosis to its spread
Active · last development Sep 8, 2026: “Joe Biden Cancer Update as Former President Pushes for Early Detection”
What this arc covers
Former President Joe Biden's diagnosis with an aggressive form of prostate cancer in May 2025 and the questions it raised about his health while in office, his radiation and hormone therapy that fall, his son Hunter's announcement in August 2026 that the cancer had spread to his bones, and Biden's push for early detection.
Earliest story we hold May 18, 2025 · 10 stories · 117 independent sources (counted once each) · 478 days
Where it standsnewest first · each bar runs left to right by leaning
Key momentsthe most covered; every story is below
- May 18 – 21, 2025Biden's last screening for prostate cancer was in 2014, spokesperson says254 articles · 98 independent sources
- May 18, 2025Biden diagnosed with ‘aggressive form’ of prostate cancer67 articles · 49 independent sources
- Oct 11 – 12, 2025Biden receiving radiation, hormone therapy to treat prostate cancer64 articles · 36 independent sources
- Oct 21, 2025Biden completes round of radiation therapy for aggressive form of prostate cancer44 articles · 23 independent sources
- Aug 8 – 12, 2026Hunter Biden announces his father’s prostate cancer has spread to his bones122 articles · 56 independent sources
Who covered it, over timeindependent sources per week, by side
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Every week as a table
| Week of | Left | Center | Right | Articles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 12, 2025 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 74 |
| May 19, 2025 | 20 | 40 | 20 | 287 |
| Oct 6, 2025 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 61 |
| Oct 20, 2025 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 43 |
| Aug 3, 2026 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 109 |
| Aug 10, 2026 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 |
| Sep 7, 2026 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.
28% left · 46% center · 26% right of 117 independent sources among the outlets we track, across 10 stories.
Every storyoldest first
May 2025
May 18– 21Biden's last screening for prostate cancer was in 2014, spokesperson says254 articles · 98 independent sources21 left, 39 center, 19 right- May 18Biden diagnosed with ‘aggressive form’ of prostate cancer67 articles · 49 independent sources8 left, 11 center, 5 right
- May 19Former President Biden's cancer diagnosis: What does a Gleason score of 9 mean?11 articles · 6 independent sources1 left, 4 center, 1 right
- May 19Joe Biden Posts Message After Cancer Diagnosis: “Jill And I Have Learned That We Are The Strongest In Broken Places”14 articles · 8 independent sources2 left, 3 center, 1 right
- May 19Biden's cancer diagnosis prompts new questions about his health while in office16 articles · 16 independent sources0 left, 1 center, 3 right
- May 24– 25Former President Joe Biden makes first public appearance since cancer diagnosis15 articles · 5 independent sources0 left, 2 center, 1 right
October 2025
Oct 11– 12Biden receiving radiation, hormone therapy to treat prostate cancer64 articles · 36 independent sources4 left, 13 center, 5 right- Oct 21Biden completes round of radiation therapy for aggressive form of prostate cancer44 articles · 23 independent sources3 left, 8 center, 3 right
August 2026
Aug 8– 12Hunter Biden announces his father’s prostate cancer has spread to his bones122 articles · 56 independent sources7 left, 9 center, 14 rightSeptember 2026
Sep 8– 10Joe Biden Cancer Update as Former President Pushes for Early Detection7 articles · 6 independent sources1 left, 3 center, 2 right