WASHINGTON - On Monday morning Former President Joe Biden gave his first public comment after being diagnosed with prostate cancer.
On a social media post, Biden said, "Cancer touches us all. Like so many of you, Jill and I have learned that we are strongest in the broken places. Thank you for lifting us up with love and support." The post featured a picture of Biden, wife, Jill and a cat.Â
It was on Sunday his personal office announced the serious of the cancer, according to NBC News. It follows a week of allegations in a new book by CNN's Jake Tapper and journalist Alex Thompson about Biden's cognitive decline while in office.Â
"Last week, President Joe Biden was seen for a new finding of a prostate nodule after experiencing increasing urinary symptoms," the office said in a statement. "On Friday he was diagnosed with prostate cancer, characterized by a Gleason score of 9 (Grade Group 5) with metastasis to the bone."
While the diagnosis represents a more aggressive form of the disease, the cancer appears to be hormone-sensitive, which allows for effective management, the statement said.
"The President and his family are reviewing treatment options with his physicians," the statement continued.
NBC News first reported the diagnoses on Sunday, May 18.
