Hunter Biden Gives Emotional Update on Joe Biden’s Cancer Battle as Disease Spreads Further

The Former President’s Son Says His Father Is Enduring Significant Pain While Continuing to Remain Publicly Engaged

Hunter Biden has offered one of the most personal updates yet about former President Joe Biden’s battle with prostate cancer, describing an illness that has become both painful and debilitating even as his father continues making public appearances.

During a recent BBC interview, Hunter said the cancer had spread into his father’s bones and “further,” describing the progression as difficult for the family to witness. Joe Biden, now 83, first publicly disclosed his diagnosis in May 2025.

The former president’s composed appearances have offered only a limited view of what his family says is happening privately.

For Hunter, the most difficult part appears to be watching a father known for pushing through personal and political hardship face an illness he does not readily complain about.

Hunter Biden Described the Illness as Painful and Debilitating

Hunter became emotional while discussing his father’s condition.

“The cancer has spread, metastasized into his bones and further,” he said. “It’s very painful and it’s very debilitating in many respects.”

Those comments provided a more sobering picture than the public generally sees when the former president attends events or speaks about national issues.

Hunter also emphasized that his father remains active despite what he is experiencing physically.

“But he’s still out there. He’s still doing his thing.”

That contrast between private illness and public determination has become one of the defining elements of Biden’s life after leaving the White House.

Biden’s Cancer Diagnosis Was Announced in May 2025

Joe Biden’s office announced on May 18, 2025, that he had been diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer.

The diagnosis followed increasing urinary symptoms and the discovery of a prostate nodule. Testing found prostate cancer with a Gleason score of 9, Grade Group 5, with cancer already having spread to the bone.

A Gleason score of 9 indicates a highly aggressive cancer.

The discovery that the disease had already metastasized made the diagnosis substantially more serious than prostate cancer confined to the prostate.

At the time, the family began reviewing treatment options with physicians.