Jill Biden says former president will live with stage 4 cancer 'for the rest of his life,' has slowed down

Former first lady Jill Biden said her husband. former President Joe Biden, would not have been able to serve another four years as president, citing his cancer diagnosis.

Former first lady Dr. Jill Biden gave an update on former PresidentJoe Biden’s cancer on Saturday, saying that though the 83-year-old will live with cancer for the rest of his life, he maintains a busy schedule,. has slowed down.

Biden explained during a discussion with political commentator. "The View" co-host Ana Navarro for her new book "View From the East Wing: A Memoir," that while her husband was still president andhad a team of doctors, she mentioned that he was getting up seven times a night to go to the bathroom, and she assumed that someone would follow up on that.

But she said when they left the White House in 2025. his problem persisted, she said she told him he had to go see a urologist and in his first appointment the doctor said, "There’s something there," and the former president was given a CAT scan.

"I never imagined it would beprostate cancer," she admitted. "I just never imagined it."

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Former first lady Dr. Jill Biden gave an update on former President Joe Biden’s cancer on Saturday, saying that the 83-year-old will live with cancer for the rest of his life, he maintains a busy schedule. has slowed down.(Grant Baldwin/Getty Images)

While she said in some cases prostate cancer can be "cured,"the problem with Joe — it'sstage four,. it has metastasizedto his bones. So that puts things on a whole different level. I mean. Joe will have to live with cancer for the rest of his life, which means he's on special medicines."

She said he alsowent through radiation. which involved going from where they live in Delaware to Philadelphia constantly for five weeks.

"You know, it takes a toll," she said, adding that on Friday night her husband was in South Dakota for aDemocratic Partyevent, on Saturday he was at a friend’s wedding,. Sunday he’ll be in Philadelphia.

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Then-President Joe Biden. then-first lady Jill Biden at the Democratic National Convention after he dropped out of the race in 2024.(Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

"He keeps his schedule, but he’s slowed down," she said. "I mean, stage four cancer is —. he's 83 — so, I think the mix of everything and the medications that he's taken has made life a little more difficult these days."

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When asked how she’s been handling the situation, Biden said: "It’s hard to be a caretaker," noting that the former president wouldn’t want her to phrase it that way,. explaining that she’s the one responsible for all the details.

"I have to make sure he gets the right medications," she explained. "I'm the one talking to the doctors. I'm the one setting up the appointments. I'm the one to make sure that he eats well."

Joe Biden announced his cancerdiagnosis in May 2025.

Earlier this week, the former first lady told the "Today" show that her husband is "doing OK."

"He's out making speeches, and he's traveling on Amtrak," she added. "He was just at the Delaware Memorial Bridge for the veteran's ceremony. So yeah, he's doing a lot, but he has stage 4 cancer."

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Biden. Navarro also talked about some other issues shewrote about in her book, including when the former president made the decision to drop out of the 2024 race after his disastrous debate in June 2024.

She said he turned to her while they were at their home in Delaware. told her: "I have no choice."

Former President Joe Biden speaking at Rev. Jesse Jackson's funeral in March.(Earl Gibson III/Deadline via Getty Images)

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Biden added that it was also "hurtful" to her when she saw Democrats. many of whom had been their friends for decades,publicly calling for Biden todrop out of the race.

But she said Biden reconciled with former House SpeakerNancy Pelosi. who was believed to have been privately leading calls for him to leave the race, at the funeral for Tatiana Schlossberg, the daughter of Caroline Kennedy, in January.

The 75-year-old admitted that she still hasn’t spoken to Pelosi.

She also said she believes there has been a "double standard" in the conversations around her husband’s age. mental acuity when compared to PresidentDonald Trump, who will turn 80 on June 14.

For the next president after Trump leaves office, Biden said she’s looking for someone with integrity, trustworthiness,. empathy, but didn’t name any names.

"They're the characteristics of the American people," she said. "That's who we are."