Biden says cancer treatment will limit his appearances promoting his memoir
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Former President Joe Biden said on Sunday, Nov. 8, that his prostate cancer treatment will limit how many appearances he makes to promote his memoir, “Promise Me, America,” due out Nov. 17. In a post on X, he wrote that his doctors “continue to be encouraged” by his response to treatment and that “some days are better than others.” Bloomberg reports that Biden signaled he will limit public appearances, citing health issues as he continues treatment. Biden announced his cancer diagnosis last year, after leaving the White House.
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Biden said his cancer treatment will limit how many appearances he makes for his memoir.
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Biden’s memoir “Promise Me, America” is due out Nov. 17.
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Biden said his doctors continue to be encouraged by how he is responding to treatment.
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Biden said that “some days are better than others” and that the cancer sometimes slows him down.
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Biden announced his prostate cancer diagnosis last year, after he left the White House.
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Every side reports that Biden will make fewer appearances for his memoir because of his prostate cancer treatment. The left headline treats the health news as a hint behind a promotion limit, while the right headlines lead with the cancer update, one calling it heartbreaking.
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Bloomberg’s headline puts the memoir promotion first, calling the health news a hint of struggles behind a limit on appearances.
Biden Limits His Memoir Promotion With Hint at Health Struggles
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Right-side headlines lead with Biden’s cancer and his reduced book appearances; the New York Post calls the update heartbreaking, while Just the News quotes Biden’s own account of recovery.
Biden says he can’t do as many appearances for his new book as he had hoped due to cancer recovery
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…his doctors “continue to be encouraged” by how he is responding to treatment, but he admitted “some days are better than others.
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Biden gives heartbreaking update on cancer ahead of memoir release
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Biden Limits His Memoir Promotion With Hint at Health Struggles
Former President Joe Biden signaled that he will limit public appearances to promote his memoir coming out this month, citing health issues as he continues treatment for prostate cancer.
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Former President Joe Biden revealed on Sunday that his prostate cancer diagnosis has slowed him down and he’ll only be able to make limited appearances to promote his upcoming presidential memoir. …
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Biden says he can’t do as many appearances for his new book as he had hoped due to cancer recovery
“My doctors continue to be encouraged by how I've responded to treatment. And the prayers and kind words and well wishes from so many of you have meant more to me and Jill and our family than you can ever know," he wrote.
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