Biden completes radiation therapy for prostate most cancers, rings bell

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Former President Joe Biden accomplished a spherical of radiation therapy for his aggressive type of prostate most cancers on Monday.

Biden had been present process therapy at Penn Medication Radiation Oncology in Philadelphia for a number of weeks. The previous president's daughter, Ashley Biden, hailed the milestone in a submit on social media.

"Rung the bell! Thanks to the unbelievable docs, nurses, and employees at Penn Medication. We're so grateful!" she wrote on Instagram.

"He rang the bell at present," Biden spokeswoman Kelly Scully confirmed, in line with CBS Information.

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Former President Joe Biden accomplished his first spherical of radiation therapy for prostate most cancers. (Yasin Ozturk/Anadolu Company through Getty Photographs)

"Dad has been so rattling courageous all through his therapy. Grateful," Ashley wrote in a follow-up submit.

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It's common follow for most cancers therapy facilities to have sufferers ring a bell once they full a spherical of radiation therapy. It serves as each a mark of progress for the affected person and a type of encouragement for different sufferers present process therapy within the facility.

It's unclear whether or not Biden might want to endure additional rounds of radiation remedy.

Biden introduced in Might that he had been identified with an aggressive type of prostate most cancers. (Saul Loeb - Pool/Getty Photographs)

Biden introduced his prognosis with prostate most cancers in Might, saying it had already metastasized and unfold to his bones. The announcement redoubled issues that the White Home was not being forthright about Biden's health throughout his time in workplace.

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President Joe Biden's administration got here underneath fireplace for not disclosing the true state of the president's well being and psychological situation. (AP Picture/Jose Luis Magana)

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Biden additionally underwent surgical procedure Sept. 4 to take away cancerous pores and skin cells via a process often known as Mohs surgical procedure.

Throughout his presidency, Biden had a cancerous pores and skin lesion removed from his chest, the White Home beforehand stated. Former White Home doctor Kevin O’Connor famous in February 2023 {that a} biopsy of pores and skin tissue taken throughout a well being evaluation revealed cancerous cells, all of which have been efficiently eliminated.

Fox Information' Bonny Chu contributed to this report.

Anders Hagstrom is a reporter with Fox Information Digital masking nationwide politics and main breaking information occasions. Ship tricks to Anders.Hagstrom@Fox.com, or on Twitter: @Hagstrom_Anders.