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.

Prostate cancer is the leading cause of cancer diagnosis in men in the U.S. and the second leading cause of cancer death, according to the American Cancer Society. About one in eight men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer, and about one in 41 will die of prostate cancer.

In a social media post Monday morning, former President Joe Biden thanked everyone for their well wishes, saying "Cancer touches us all. Like so many of you Jill and I have learned that we are strongest in the broken places.