Former US President Joe Biden completes radiation therapy for prostate cancer

Former US President Joe Biden completed his radiotherapy treatment for prostate cancer on October 20 , a disease he has been battling since 2023 .

After his final session, the 82-year-old former president rang a bell at Penn Medicine in Pennsylvania , as shown in a video posted on Instagram by his daughter Ashley Biden.

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Ashley Biden thanked the doctors and nurses for the care provided to her father during treatment : “Thank you to all the doctors and nurses for taking care of my father during his radiation treatment ,” she said.

A spokesperson for the former president told ABC News that it is not yet clear whether Biden will need to continue any additional treatment.

Biden's prostate cancer was detected during a routine medical checkup . According to his medical team, it was a localized , slow-growing tumor. At the time, doctors indicated that the prognosis was favorable and that no signs of metastasis had been detected.

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The politician left the White House in January, leaving Donald Trump in his place. Biden was the oldest US president in office.

According to the EFE news agency, during his tenure there were serious questions about his suitability to continue in the position due to his age and health.

The former Democratic president dropped out of the reelection race in mid-2024 to instead support then-Vice President Kamala Harris.

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However, Joe Biden has a history of a cancerous lesion in his medical history, which was removed in February 2023. In this situation, the White House physician determined that no additional treatment was necessary.