Joe Biden has prostate cancer. Here is what we know.

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  Good morning. It's Monday, May 19th.

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  I'm Shamita Basu.

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  This is Apple News Today.

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  On today's show,

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  Israel agrees to resume basic aid to Gaza as it presses forward with its ground offensive.

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  Why Americans aren't taking American manufacturing jobs.

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  And investigators are trying to understand how a big sail ship crashed into the Brooklyn Bridge.

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  But first, to the news that former President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with prostate cancer.

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  His office released a statement yesterday which said that this was an aggressive form of the disease,

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  but added that it appears to be hormone sensitive,

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  which allows for effective management, and that his family is reviewing treatment options.

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  Offering some details on his diagnosis,

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  his office said he was seen last week for a new finding of a prostate nodule and diagnosed with prostate cancer with metastasis to the bone.

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  President Donald Trump said he was, quote,

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  saddened by the news and wished him a fast and successful recovery.

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  Kamala Harris, Biden's former VP, said that, quote,

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  Joe is a fighter and I know he will face this challenge with the same strength,

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  resilience and optimism that have always defined his life and leadership.

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  CNN's medical analyst Dr. Jonathan Reiner doesn't have special insight into Biden's health,

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  but he went on the network to offer some context on the announcement.

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