Joe Biden is reducing appearances on his book tour amid his fight with cancer, the former president announced.

In a statement Sunday, Biden said his illness would limit the number of “conversations” he could participate in about his forthcoming memoir, “Promise Me, America,” slated for release on Nov. 17.

“Some days are better than others. It hasn’t stopped me. But sometimes it slows me down,” Biden said in his statement. “What that means is, unfortunately, I won’t be able to do as many conversations about my book as I’d hoped. However, I’m hopeful the words on the page speak for themselves.”

Biden’s office announced in May 2025 that he had been diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer that spread to his bones. He has since had radiation and hormone therapy treatment, which he underwent that fall, and said it has been effective.

Biden’s son Hunter Biden said in August that his father’s cancer had “metastasized into his bones and further” and was “very painful” and “very debilitating in many respects.” In his statement on Sunday, the elder Biden — the second-oldest person elected as president behind Donald Trump — said that his doctors are encouraged by his response to his treatment.

Shortly after his prostate cancer diagnosis, the former Democratic president revealed he also underwent surgery to remove skin cancer from his forehead, above his right eye. While in office in 2023, the White House physician said that Biden had basal cell carcinoma, a type of skin cancer, successfully removed from his chest.

Biden’s family has a tragic history with the disease, which he referenced often on the campaign trail and while in office. His oldest son, Beau Biden, died of glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer, in 2015. Biden wrote on the painful subject in his earlier memoir, “Promise Me, Dad: A Year of Hope, Hardship, and Purpose,” published in 2017.

Biden’s new memoir covers memorable events in his presidency, including the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol weeks before he took office, the Covid-19 pandemic response effort, Russia’s war with Ukraine, as well as his decision to withdraw his re-election bid in 2024, according to the publisher, Hachette Book Group.

“We are blessed. America is the most unique nation on earth,” Biden said Sunday. “Unlike other countries, we’re built on an idea. An idea bigger than any ocean. More powerful than any army. Stronger than any tyrant or dictator. That idea? All of us are created equal. Promise Me, America, we’ll never forget it.”

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