Biden was diagnosed following urinary symptoms, one of the most common signs of prostate cancer. That's because it is often detected only when the prostate is big enough to have impacted the urethra, the tube that connects the bladder to the penis.

Former US President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer that has spread to his bones. Experts and doctors are debating how quickly the cancer could have progressed without earlier detection.

According to an official statement, former U.S. president Joe Biden has been diagnosed with aggressive prostate cancer. It is said to have spread to his bones.