Answers to questions about prostate cancer, its frequency and former President Joe Biden's prognosis and treatment options.

“Last week, President Joe Biden was seen for a new finding of a prostate nodule after experiencing increasing urinary symptoms,” his personal office said in a statement. “On Friday he was diagnosed with prostate cancer, characterized by a Gleason score of 9 (Grade Group 5) with metastasis to the bone.”

Prostate cancer is getting easier to identify and treat. New drugs are easier to take, and work even better than their predecessors.