Biden thanks Americans for 'love and support' after cancer diagnosis

Joe Biden expressed his gratitude to Americans on Monday for their "love and support" after the former US president said he had been diagnosed with prostate cancer.

The weekend announcement that the 82-year-old had been diagnosed with an "aggressive" form of prostate cancer, and that it had spread to his bones, sparked an outpouring of good wishes, including from political rival President Donald Trump, Biden's vice president Kamala Harris and ordinary Americans.

"Cancer touches us all. Like so many of you, Jill and I have learned that we are strongest in the broken places," Biden posted on X with a photograph of him and his wife. "Thank you for lifting us up with love and support."



Biden was diagnosed with the disease on Friday after he experienced urinary symptoms and a prostate nodule was found, a statement said.