Joe Biden‘s wife, Jill Biden, has given an update on the former president’s battle with cancer. In a recent interview, the former first lady got candid about Biden’s health and gave new details about his prognosis.
Joe Biden’s wife shares update about his health
During a Monday appearance on the TODAY show, Jill Biden opened up about her husband Joe Biden’s battle with cancer. Speaking with host Craig Melvin, the former first lady gave an update on the prognosis.
“He’s doing okay,” Jill Biden said. Detailing the diagnosis, she continued, “I think if he had just been, you know, diagnosed with prostate cancer, that’s one thing, because that can be cured. But the fact that it has metastasized to his bone makes it a whole different story.” The former first lady then said, “So, I think Joe will live with cancer for the rest of his life.”
Joe Biden was diagnosed with prostate cancer in May 2025. In an official statement soon after, Biden’s office announced, “On Friday, he was diagnosed with prostate cancer, characterised by a Gleason score of 9 (Grade Group 5) with metastasis to the bone” (via BBC). The report came after the president was previously experiencing “increasing urinary symptoms.”
The statement added, “While this represents a more aggressive form of the disease, the cancer appears to be hormone-sensitive, which allows for effective management.”
Jill Biden’s update on Joe Biden’s health comes amid the promotional tour for her memoir, “View from the East Wing.” The book chronicles her experiences in the White House along with Joe Biden during his presidency.
In some excerpts from the book, published by The Atlantic, Jill Biden recounts the eyebrow-raising June 2024 debate between her husband and Donald Trump. She recalled fearing that Biden could be suffering from a stroke during the debate.
In her TODAY interview, Craig Melvin also noted that Biden’s former chief of staff said that his “memory has worsened over the course of his presidency.” In response, Jill Biden said, “He aged. He did.” She added, “He got older, and we all saw him aging. You know, there were the words that he would forget. But we were all aging.”
