Joe Biden’s announcement that he has been diagnosed with prostate cancer has revived questions about what health issues the former US president was dealing with while he was in the White House.
In a statement on Sunday, Biden’s office said the 82 year old had received the diagnosis on Friday after seeing a doctor for urinary symptoms.
Some doctors have expressed surprise that the aggressive form of cancer, which has spread to his bones, had not been detected earlier.
Others pointed out that cancers can grow fast without the patient displaying symptoms – and that men over 70 are not routinely screened.
President Donald Trump told reporters on Monday his predecessor should have been more transparent with the public, seeming to suggest – without offering evidence – that the cancer diagnosis had been covered up.
BBC