- Published: May. 18, 2025, 9:03 a.m.
President Joe Biden speaks with host Joy Behar during a commercial break in a live interview on ABC's "The View" in New York on Sept. 25, 2024. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP/Getty Images/TNS)TNS
A recent physical exam revealed a small nodule in former President Joe Biden’s prostate, ABC News has confirmed.
“In a routine physical exam a small nodule was found in the prostate which necessitated further evaluation,” a spokesperson told ABC News.
The spokesperson did not indicate if the evaluation was immediate or ongoing. No other information was released on the health of the 82-year-old former president.
In February 2023, while in office, Biden had cancerous lesions removed from his chest, the report indicated. Before taking office, he had several non-melanoma skin cancers removed. A year later, President Biden, then the presumptive Democratic nominee, was deemed “fit to serve” during a physical exam. Biden later exited the race to make way for eventual Democratic nominee Kamala Harris who lost to Donald Trump in the November 2024 election.
According to Medical News Today, a prostate nodule is a raised and hard area that feels like a knuckle on a finger that develops on the gland. Nodules can be, not are not necessarily, cancerous. Prostate cancer is not uncommon in the U.S., with one in 9 men receiving a diagnosis during their lifetime. The average age of diagnosis occurs at 66 years old and 60% of cases occur after age 65.
Biden left office on Jan. 20, 2025 as the oldest sitting president. He will turn 83 on Nov. 20, 2025.
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