India, May 19 -- Former US President Joe Biden and his wife Jill Biden on Monday shared a message of gratitude to the public a day after revealing his prostate cancer diagnosis.

In a post on X, the couple thanked their well-wishers for "lifting us up with love."

"Cancer touches us all. Like so many of you, Jill and I have learned that we are strongest in the broken places. Thank you for lifting us up with love and support," the ex-US President posted.

Joe Biden has been diagnosed with an "aggressive form" of prostate cancer, a statement from his office confirmed on Sunday.

The statement said the cancer has spread to his bones.

"While this represents a more aggressive form of the disease, the cancer appears to be hormone-sensitive, wh...