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Prostate Cancer Risk

How do I know if I am at risk for prostate cancer?

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Risk of prostate cancer. Prostate cancer is the most common type of cancer in American men, not including skin cancer. Men who are over the age of 50 are at risk for this disease, although other factors besides age can increase your risk. African-American men are more than twice as likely to develop prostate cancer as other racial groups.

If you have a family member with prostate cancer, you are at increased risk for developing this cancer. Also, a diet high in fat and low in fiber may also increase your risk of getting prostate cancer. Each year, 189,000 men get prostate cancer. In other words, 1 out of every 6 men in this country will get prostate cancer sometime in his lifetime and 1 out of every 32 men in the United States will die from prostate cancer.

If your prostate cancer is found early, you will have more treatment options from which to choose.