Biden says cancer has limited his book promotion tour
Former President Joe Biden says his prostate cancer diagnosis has slowed him down and reduced his public appearances to promote his presidential memoir, "Promise Me, America," which releases Nov. 17.
Former President Joe Biden says his battle with aggressive prostate cancer has slowed him down and limited his ability to promote his new presidential memoir, "Promise Me, America," which is scheduled for release on Nov. 17. In a post on X, Biden shared details of his health and said he has had fewer conversations about the book than he had hoped for.
The memoir covers his four years in the White House, including the coronavirus pandemic and the aftermath of the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. It also addresses his 2024 decision to end his bid for re-election. Biden uses the book to explain the reasons behind several of the key decisions he made while in office, offering his own account of choices that drew intense public attention.
Biden's health has become a central part of his post-presidency. He was diagnosed with aggressive prostate cancer that has spread to his bones, a diagnosis that came in May 2025, roughly after he had left office. Doctors say he is responding well to treatment. Biden has said his condition varies from day to day, and that it has restricted the number of public appearances he can make in support of the book.
Because of those limits, Biden said he hopes the words in the book will speak for themselves rather than rely on a full media schedule. He framed the memoir as a record of his presidency, from the pandemic response to the political turmoil that followed Jan. 6, and as an effort to set out his reasoning on the decisions that defined his final campaign.
The announcement underscores how a former president's private medical situation can reshape a public-facing role. Biden's decision to step aside from the 2024 race remains one of the most closely watched moments of his time in office, and the memoir gives him a direct opportunity to address it in his own words. Readers will get that account on Nov. 17, when the book is released.
Source: foxnews.com
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