NEW YORK - Former US President Joe Biden thanked Americans on Monday for their "love and support," a day after it was disclosed he had been diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer.

"Cancer touches us all," Biden wrote on X in his first public comment about the diagnosis. "Like so many of you, Jill and I have learned that we are strongest in the broken places. Thank you for lifting us up with love and support."

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Biden shared a picture of himself seated with former first lady Jill Biden and their cat, Willow.

Biden's personal office said on Sunday that he received the diagnosis two days earlier and that the cancer had spread to his bones. A statement from Biden's office said the diagnosis "represents a more aggressive form" of cancer but that it appears to be sensitive to hormone therapy, allowing "for effective management."