Former President Joe Biden is cutting back plans to promote his White House memoir, saying his battle with prostate cancer is taking a toll despite an encouraging response to treatment.
The 83-year-old Democrat disclosed the limits Sunday on X as he prepared for the release of his account of four years in the Oval Office.
“While writing the book, I was diagnosed with cancer, a disease known all too well to millions of Americans and their families,” Biden wrote.
“Some days are better than others. It hasn’t stopped me. But sometimes it slows me down. What that means is, unfortunately, I won’t be able to do as many conversations about my book as I’d hoped. However, I’m hopeful the words on the page speak for themselves.”
Biden said his doctors “continue to be encouraged” by his response to treatment. But the announcement underscored the continuing burden of the disease, which had already spread to his bones when his diagnosis was announced in May 2025.
His son, Hunter Biden, offered a stark description of his father’s condition in August.
“The cancer has spread, metastasized into his bones and further,” Hunter said. “It’s very painful, and it’s very debilitating in many respects.”
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Biden completed a course of radiation therapy in October 2025 as part of his cancer care.
In September, he thanked his medical team and urged men to speak with their doctors about early detection in a message marking Prostate Cancer Awareness Month.
“By the time we found it, it had already spread to my bones,” Biden wrote on social media.
“Their skill, dedication, and compassion mean so much. The radiation treatment from last fall worked as intended, and I continue to do the things I care about, like finishing my memoir,” he said.
The upcoming book will lay out Biden’s account of his presidency and the reasoning behind his decisions.
“It covers my years as President. The challenges we faced, the decisions I made, and why I made them. It’s about who we are as a nation,” Biden said.
“What we stand for. And America’s role in the world. More than anything, it’s about my faith in the American people and the great American experiment in self-governance and democracy.”
The memoir follows former first lady Jill Biden’s book, “A View from the East Wing,” which was released in June.
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