Joe Biden has been diagnosed with cancer after a nodule on his prostate was found during a routine medical check-up

Prostate cancer is one of the most common cancers diagnosed in men, with about 310,000 new cases and 35,000 deaths occurring in the US each year.

Prostate cancer is one of the most common types of cancer in the U.S., and often treatable. One urologist says Biden has good options ahead — largely thanks to recent advances in research.