WASHINGTON: Former US President Joe Biden has completed a course of radiation therapy for prostate cancer, , a spokesperson for Biden told CNN, marking a key milestone in his ongoing treatment for what doctors earlier described as an aggressive form of the disease.
Biden, who turns 83 next month, said he is “feeling good” and plans to resume public engagements in the coming weeks.
It is unclear what Biden’s next treatment steps might be. The spokesperson did not provide details about future treatment options for the former president, who will turn 83 next month.
Biden’s daughter, Ashley, posted a short video of her father ringing the bell, a tradition for many cancer patients upon completing a round of treatment, at Penn Medicine Radiation Oncology in Philadelphia.
“Rung the Bell!” Ashley Biden wrote in an Instagram story. “Thank you to the incredible doctors, nurses, and staff at Penn Medicine. We are so grateful!”
Another photo featuring the former president; his wife, Dr. Jill Biden; Ashley; and two grandchildren includes the caption, “Dad has been so damn brave throughout his treatment. Grateful.”
Earlier this month, a spokesperson for Biden confirmed he had started radiation therapy as part of his treatment for prostate cancer. He began a pill regimen to treat the cancer earlier this year.
Biden’s personal office shared in May that he had been diagnosed with an “aggressive form” of prostate cancer that had spread to his bones.
“The expectation is we’re going to be able to beat this,” Biden told CNN in his first comments about the diagnosis two weeks after he received it. “It’s not in any organ, it’s in – my bones are strong, it hadn’t penetrated. So, I’m feeling good.”
This year, Biden also underwent Mohs surgery, an operation used to remove skin cancer lesions.
