What Joe Biden's prostate cancer diagnosis can teach us


Biden and his wife Jill Biden take a wefie at their home. The former US president was recently diagnosed with an aggressive and advanced form of prostate cancer. — Joe Biden via X/Reuters

The recent announcement of former US President Joe Biden's diagnosis with Gleason grade 9 advanced prostate cancer has drawn global attention to a disease that affects millions of men worldwide. 

Prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer among men in the United States, with over 288,300 new cases and approximately 34,700 deaths annually. 

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