New Delhi, May 19 -- Former US President Joe Biden, 82, has been diagnosed with an "aggressive" form of prostate cancer that has spread to his bones, raising serious concerns about his health. Joe Biden's office announced the diagnosis, highlighting that the cancer appears hormone-sensitive, which may respond to therapy for treatment.

"Last week, President Joe Biden was seen for a new finding of a prostate nodule after experiencing increasing urinary symptoms. On Friday, Joe Biden was diagnosed with prostate cancer, characterised by a Gleason score of 9 (Grade Group 5) with metastasis to the bone," Joe Biden's personal office said in a statement, as per the Associated Press.

A Gleason score is used to measure how aggressive a prostate t...