Biden’s prostate cancer: What happened, how serious is Gleason score 9? | Health News

Former United States President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer that has spread to his bones.

Biden, 82, was diagnosed on Friday after doctors discovered a nodule on his prostate, his office said in a statement released on Sunday.

The statement added that the cancer had “a Gleason score of nine (Grade Group 5)” on a scale that goes up to 10, signifying that Biden’s cancer is highly aggressive.

Here is what you need to know about Biden’s…