WASHINGTON—Former President Joe Biden on May 30 said that he had a “good” prognosis and that treatment was underway for his diagnosis with prostate cancer, following his first public appearance since the announcement.
Biden, 82, is the oldest living former president and was diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer on May 18, according to a statement from his post-presidential office, which noted that the cancer—in its fourth stage—had spread to his bones.
On May 30, Biden appeared at Veterans’ Memorial Park in New Castle, Delaware—his longtime home, where he first ran for political office—to deliver a speech commemorating Memorial Day on May 26. In comments to reporters after the event, Biden said that his treatment for the cancer had begun....