Joe Biden's son reveals details of his cancer battle: 'Very painful and exhausting'

Hunter Biden disclosed that his father, former U.S. President Joe Biden, is battling an aggressive form of prostate cancer that has metastasized to his bones, causing him considerable pain and exhaustion.

"The cancer has spread, it has metastasized to his bones and further," Hunter Biden told the BBC's 'Newsnight' program in a recording released Friday. He described the experience as "very painful and in many ways very exhausting."

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The cancer has spread, it has metastasized to his bones and further.

The former president, who is 83, was diagnosed with the aggressive prostate cancer in May 2025, shortly after leaving the White House. At the time, it was reported that the cancer had spread to his bones. A spokesperson for Biden had stated in October that he was undergoing radiation and hormone therapy.

Biden, who was the oldest person elected president in 2020, has faced ongoing scrutiny regarding his physical and mental fitness throughout his presidency from 2021 to 2025. He attended the opening of Barack Obama's presidential library in Chicago in June, having served as Obama's vice president from 2009 to 2017. His presidential memoirs are slated for release on November 17.

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It is very painful and in many ways very exhausting.