Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel, an oncologist who served on Joe Biden’s COVID-19 advisory board, expressed shock over revelations that the former president has aggressive prostate cancer, saying he was “surprised” the diagnosis was only released Sunday as the advanced cancer had almost certainly developed by the start of the former president’s term in office.

Former President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with prostate cancer. Biden, 82, was diagnosed Friday, May 16, with prostate cancer with a Gleason score of 9 with metastasis to the bone, his office said in a statement Sunday,

Former President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer that has metastasized to the bone, his office announced this week. The cancer diagnosis also comes amid renewed questions about his mental and physical fitness before leaving office due to a slate of new books from reporters claiming Biden was dealing with cognitive decline at the end of his presidency,