Biden friends voice concern over increased fatigue amid cancer battle: report

Friends of Joe Biden are said to beryllium acrophobic astir the erstwhile president arsenic helium battles an assertive signifier of prostate cancer, according to reports.

While aides told however helium is doing well, others person reportedly mentioned accrued tiredness arsenic a interest and accidental it pertains to Biden's aesculapian treatment.

According to The Washington Post, 4 friends who spoke with Biden successful caller months said they had not received immoderate updates astir his health.

But they told the outlet that implicit the past respective weeks Biden has, astatine times, seemed much fatigued, thing they attributed to the strain of crab helium is managing and its treatment.

Joe Biden continues radiation therapy for Stage 4 prostate crab that has metastasized to bone, with aides saying the 83-year-old erstwhile president remains progressive and engaged. (Kyle Mazza/Anadolu via Getty Images)

A 5th person, however, told the outlet that Biden is progressive and engaged and remains "encouraged and affirmative astir his prognosis fixed his affirmative effect to treatment."

The aides besides maintained that the 83-year-old was doing good and continuing his work, including penning his memoir and preparing for upcoming nationalist appearances.

Biden is scheduled to question to South Carolina connected Feb. 27 to present remarks marking the sixth day of his superior triumph successful the state.

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Former President Joe Biden shared an representation of helium and his woman Jill connected Monday aft it was announced helium was diagnosed with prostate cancer. (X/JoeBiden)

In 2025, Biden’s bureau announced that helium had been diagnosed with signifier 4 prostate crab that has metastasized to the bony — thing aesculapian experts see "incurable."

At the clip of the archetypal announcement, his bureau said the crab was fixed a Gleason people of 9 — connected a standard of 6 to 10 — meaning it is among the astir assertive forms and much apt to dispersed quickly, much apt to the spine.

Biden’s squad said connected Oct. 11, 2025, that helium was undergoing radiation therapy astatine Penn Medicine Radiation Oncology successful Philadelphia. He had already been receiving hormone therapy successful pill form.

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Former US president Joe Biden is seen arriving astatine the Pope's Funeral astatine the Vatican successful Rome, Italy connected 26 April, 2025. (Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

On Oct. 20, 2025, Biden rang the ceremonial doorbell aft completing his people of radiation attraction — a infinitesimal his daughter, Ashley, described arsenic a tiny solemnisation successful his combat against the disease.

In September 2025, Biden besides underwent country to region respective tegument crab lesions from his head. 

Despite his diagnosis, Biden has continued to be large events.

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In April 2025, helium attended the ceremonial of Pope Francis and that November, helium attended the ceremonial of erstwhile vice president Dick Cheney. He besides appeared astatine Tatiana Schlossberg’s ceremonial successful January.

Fox News Digital has reached retired to Biden’s bureau for comment.

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