Biden Says Prostate Cancer Will Limit Promotion of Memoir

Former President Joe Biden said his prostate cancer will limit the promotional events for his memoir, according to a Fox News report on his remarks. The book, "Promise Me, America," is set to come out Nov. 17, and the Fox News summary describes it as a presidential memoir.

The New York Times published its own account of the remarks, written by Evan Gorelick. According to the Times, Biden said his aggressive prostate cancer meant he "won't be able to do as many conversations" to promote the forthcoming memoir as he had hoped. The Times article refers to him as Joseph R. Biden Jr.

The two outlets describe the illness differently. Fox News calls it a prostate cancer battle, while the Times describes it as aggressive. Both reports carry headlines about the cancer slowing Biden down. The Fox News headline states that point in its own voice, while the Times headline attributes the same words to Biden directly.

As reported by both outlets, the remarks concern how many conversations Biden will take part in to promote the book. The Times summary refers only to his forthcoming memoir, and neither summary reports any change to the November release date.

The summaries do not say how many events have been affected, what schedule the promotional work will follow, or what treatment Biden is receiving. On the core points of his health and the memoir, the two accounts are consistent.

Sources: Fox News: Joe Biden says cancer slowed him down, limiting memoir promotion tour; The New York Times: Biden Says Health to Limit Book Promotion as Cancer ‘Slows Me Down’.