{"id":3304,"date":"2026-06-07T14:58:41","date_gmt":"2026-06-07T14:58:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.cedritech.com\/?p=3304"},"modified":"2026-06-07T14:58:41","modified_gmt":"2026-06-07T14:58:41","slug":"jill-biden-says-former-president-will-live-with-stage-4-cancer-for-the-rest-of-his-life-has-slowed-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.cedritech.com\/?p=3304","title":{"rendered":"Jill Biden says former president will live with stage 4 cancer &#8216;for the rest of his life,&#8217; has slowed down"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Former first lady Dr. Jill Biden gave an update on former President\u00a0Joe Biden&#8217;s cancer on Saturday, saying that though the 83-year-old will live with cancer for the rest of his life, he maintains a busy schedule, but has slowed down.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Biden explained during a discussion with political commentator and &#8220;The View&#8221; co-host Ana Navarro for her new book &#8220;View From the East Wing: A Memoir,&#8221; that while her husband was still president and\u00a0had a team of doctors, she mentioned that he was getting up seven times a night to go to the bathroom, and she assumed that someone would follow up on that.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">But she said when they left the White House in 2025 and his problem persisted, she said she told him he had to go see a urologist and in his first appointment the doctor said, &#8220;There&#8217;s something there,&#8221; and the former president was given a CAT scan.<\/p>\n<div class=\"max-md:faux-bleed mb-4 bg-accent\/2 pb-5 md:invisible md:mb-0 md:h-0 md:overflow-hidden md:pb-0\">\n<div class=\"py-2 text-center text-xs uppercase\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>&#8220;<\/em>I never imagined it would be\u00a0prostate cancer,&#8221; she admitted. &#8220;I just never imagined it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Medical Expert &#8216;Absolutely Shocked&#8217; By Timing Of Biden&#8217;s Prostate Cancer Diagnosis<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"rounded-lg\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/lo\/mysterio\/api\/b8d6deb94bf059e8b3ee85e10acbffb0a220cefe3d53fb4be872757ad013206e\/lightyear_networkapi\/resizefill_w960;quality_80;format_webp\/https:%2F%2Fmedia.zenfs.com%2Fen%2Ffox_news_text_979%2F0c7cfe719f51faf273d46c638800a2b9\" alt=\"U.S. President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden exiting stage at International African-American Museum\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" data-nimg=\"1\" \/><button class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" aria-label=\"View larger image\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><\/button><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<div>Former first lady Dr. Jill Biden gave an update on former President Joe Biden&#8217;s cancer on Saturday, saying that the 83-year-old will live with cancer for the rest of his life, he maintains a busy schedule but has slowed down.<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">While she said in some cases prostate cancer can be &#8220;cured,<strong>\u00a0&#8220;<\/strong>the problem with Joe \u2014 it&#8217;s\u00a0stage four, and it has metastasized\u00a0to his bones. So that puts things on a whole different level. I mean, Joe will have to live with cancer for the rest of his life, which means he&#8217;s on special medicines.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Read On The Fox News App<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">She said he also\u00a0went through radiation, which involved going from where they live in Delaware to Philadelphia constantly for five weeks.<\/p>\n<div class=\"max-md:faux-bleed mb-4 bg-accent\/2 pb-5 md:invisible md:mb-0 md:h-0 md:overflow-hidden md:pb-0\">\n<div class=\"py-2 text-center text-xs uppercase\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;You know, it takes a toll,&#8221; she said, adding that on Friday night her husband was in South Dakota for a\u00a0Democratic Party\u00a0event, on Saturday he was at a friend&#8217;s wedding, and Sunday he&#8217;ll be in Philadelphia.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Biden &#8216;A Little Older And A Little Slower&#8217; In The Final Days Of His Presidency: New York Times Report<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"rounded-lg\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/lo\/mysterio\/api\/28b151794cdb18e5ff196b45d5fe563114d24f40ad593ad47b140f2607931e33\/lightyear_networkapi\/resizefill_w960;quality_80;format_webp\/https:%2F%2Fmedia.zenfs.com%2Fen%2Ffox_news_text_979%2Fc81bd2a1545a10deea347c97a4cb6214\" alt=\"First Lady Jill Biden and President Joe Biden waving to audience at Democratic National Convention in Chicago\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" data-nimg=\"1\" \/><button class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" aria-label=\"View larger image\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><\/button><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<div>Then-President Joe Biden and then-first lady Jill Biden at the Democratic National Convention after he dropped out of the race in 2024.<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;He keeps his schedule, but he&#8217;s slowed down,&#8221; she said. &#8220;I mean, stage four cancer is \u2014 and he&#8217;s 83 \u2014 so, I think the mix of everything and the medications that he&#8217;s taken has made life a little more difficult these days.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Biden&#8217;s First Public Remarks Since Cancer Diagnosis Honor Gold Star Families<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">When asked how she&#8217;s been handling the situation, Biden said: &#8220;It&#8217;s hard to be a caretaker,&#8221; noting that the former president wouldn&#8217;t want her to phrase it that way, but explaining that she&#8217;s the one responsible for all the details.<\/p>\n<div class=\"max-md:faux-bleed mb-4 bg-accent\/2 pb-5 md:invisible md:mb-0 md:h-0 md:overflow-hidden md:pb-0\">\n<div class=\"py-2 text-center text-xs uppercase\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>&#8220;<\/strong>I have to make sure he gets the right medications,&#8221; she explained. &#8220;I&#8217;m the one talking to the doctors. I&#8217;m the one setting up the appointments. I&#8217;m the one to make sure that he eats well.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"mb-4\">\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Joe Biden announced his cancer\u00a0diagnosis in May 2025.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mb-4\">\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Earlier this week, the former first lady told the &#8220;Today&#8221; show that her husband is &#8220;doing OK.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;He&#8217;s out making speeches, and he&#8217;s traveling on Amtrak,&#8221; she added. &#8220;He was just at the Delaware Memorial Bridge for the veteran&#8217;s ceremony. So yeah, he&#8217;s doing a lot, but he has stage 4 cancer.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Jill Biden Reveals To &#8216;The View&#8217; It Was &#8216;Heartbreaking&#8217; When Dems Abandoned Joe After 2024 Debate<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Biden and Navarro also talked about some other issues she\u00a0wrote about in her book, including when the former president made the decision to drop out of the 2024 race after his disastrous debate in June 2024.<\/p>\n<div class=\"max-md:faux-bleed mb-4 bg-accent\/2 pb-5 md:invisible md:mb-0 md:h-0 md:overflow-hidden md:pb-0\">\n<div class=\"py-2 text-center text-xs uppercase\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">She said he turned to her while they were at their home in Delaware and told her: &#8220;I have no choice.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"rounded-lg\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/lo\/mysterio\/api\/7bacc0a2ebb9a138a9ffc82f3a0755eaa50420a5670571312a18e72ffcb0407f\/lightyear_networkapi\/resizefill_w960;quality_80;format_webp\/https:%2F%2Fmedia.zenfs.com%2Fen%2Ffox_news_text_979%2F0599e3643bbd5b5ad92c79b5df1dd3b2\" alt=\"Joe Biden speaking at Reverend Jesse L. Jackson's funeral service in Chicago\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" data-nimg=\"1\" \/><button class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" aria-label=\"View larger image\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><\/button><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<div>Former President Joe Biden speaking at Rev. Jesse Jackson&#8217;s funeral in March.<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Biden Urged To Reveal Disease History After Cancer Diagnosis<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Biden added that it was also &#8220;hurtful&#8221; to her when she saw Democrats, many of whom had been their friends for decades,\u00a0publicly calling for Biden to\u00a0drop out of the race.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">But she said Biden reconciled with former House Speaker\u00a0Nancy Pelosi, who was believed to have been privately leading calls for him to leave the race, at the funeral for Tatiana Schlossberg, the daughter of Caroline Kennedy, in January.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The 75-year-old admitted that she still hasn&#8217;t spoken to Pelosi.<\/p>\n<div class=\"max-md:faux-bleed mb-4 bg-accent\/2 pb-5 md:invisible md:mb-0 md:h-0 md:overflow-hidden md:pb-0\">\n<div class=\"py-2 text-center text-xs uppercase\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">She also said she believes there has been a &#8220;double standard&#8221; in the conversations around her husband&#8217;s age and mental acuity when compared to President\u00a0Donald Trump, who will turn 80 on June 14.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">For the next president after Trump leaves office, Biden said she&#8217;s looking for someone with integrity, trustworthiness, and empathy, but didn&#8217;t name any names.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>&#8220;<\/strong>They&#8217;re the characteristics of the American people,&#8221; she said. &#8220;That&#8217;s who we are.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>Original article source:<\/em>\u00a0Jill Biden says former president will live with stage 4 cancer &#8216;for the rest of his life,&#8217; has slowed down<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former first lady Dr. Jill Biden gave an update on former President\u00a0Joe Biden&#8217;s cancer on Saturday, saying that<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":3305,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,4,48],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3304","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-politics","category-us"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.cedritech.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3304","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.cedritech.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.cedritech.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.cedritech.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.cedritech.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3304"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blog.cedritech.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3304\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3306,"href":"https:\/\/blog.cedritech.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3304\/revisions\/3306"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.cedritech.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3305"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.cedritech.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3304"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.cedritech.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3304"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.cedritech.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3304"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}