Biden's health, both physical and mental, was discussed at length during the 2024 presidential election cycle, more recently after excerpts from a new book by CNN 's Jake Tapper and Axios' Alex Thompson, Original Sin: President Biden's Decline, Its Cover-Up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again, were published by multiple media outlets.

Joe Biden’s announcement Sunday that he was diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer surprised many, but a doctor told MSNBC’s Morning Joe Monday that Biden has probably had cancer for many years.

The kind of science and medical research funding the former president long championed now offers him hope in his cancer fight.