“Last week, President Joe Biden was seen for a new finding of a prostate nodule after experiencing increasing urinary symptoms,” his personal office said in a statement. “On Friday he was diagnosed with prostate cancer, characterized by a Gleason score of 9 (Grade Group 5) with metastasis to the bone.”

Former President Joe Biden struck an optimistic tone when discussing his cancer diagnosis for the first time Friday, saying, “We’re going to be able to beat this.”