Biden’s cancer diagnosis renews transparency outcry; Trump claims cover-up

Former US president likely has had cancer for years, some doctors say. Former US president Joe Biden’s cancer diagnosis has rekindled questions about whether he deceived the public about his health while in office. President Trump cast doubt on the timing of Biden’s advanced cancer diagnosis amid renewed scrutiny of his physical and mental fitness during his tenure. Some doctors have publicly questioned the account of his cancer diagnosis provided by his office, pointing out that such advanced cancer would have had to progress over a period of years. Biden was diagnosed on Friday after experiencing “increasing urinary symptoms” and that he and his family were reviewing treatment options. The former president was diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer that had spread to his bones, his office said in a statement on Sunday. The news came as the former president’s health was already under renewed scrutiny ahead of the publication of a new book detailing the alleged cover-up of hisphysical and mental deterioration by his inner circle. The book, written by CNN anchor Jake Tapper and Axios correspondent Alex Thompson, contains various damning accounts of his alleged decline.

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