Prostate cancer, one of the most common cancers among men, has come under renewed focus amid rising cases globally and in India. Public figures like Joe Biden have brought attention to the disease, which often presents no early symptoms.

I n a statement from his personal office on May 18, former President Joe Biden revealed he has an aggressive form of prostate cancer that has spread to his bones. “While this re

Dr. Kelly Stratton answered the most frequently asked questions in prostate cancer regarding localized prostate cancer care, including surgery and focal therapy.

Burgess said the disease is relatively common. “We know that in the United States, one in eight men are diagnosed with prostate cancer during his lifetime,” Burgess said. “Now, an individual man’s risk is dependent upon additional factors such as his age, his race, his family history.” What is a Gleason score?

Dr. Robin Bhavsar, a urologist at St. Joseph Health in Bryan, told KBTX Black men have a particularly high risk of contracting the disease, white men are at an average risk, and Hispanic and Asian men are considered the lowest risk.

Prostate cancer occurs in the prostate gland which regulates hormone levels in men. If the cancer is aggressive and spreads throughout the body it can be deadly. Dr. Read said men must be vigilant about their screening and treatment in their older age.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Dr. Ben Davies, professor of urology at the University of Pittsburgh, about former President Biden's prostate cancer diagnosis and what treatment options are available.

Following former President Joe Biden's diagnosis with metastatic prostate cancer, news coverage has focused on his lack of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) screening over the past decade.