Risk factors in prostate cancer

According to the National Cancer Institute, nearly 16 percent of men born today will be diagnosed with cancer of the prostate at some time during their lifetime and the biggest risk factor for this type of cancer is age.

Men older than 65 have a much higher risk of prostate cancer, men under 65 have an incidence of 51.7 per 100,000 whereas for those older than 65, the rate increases to 966 per 100,000.

In addition, certain ethnic groups have higher rates of prostate cancer. The highest rate of prostate cancer is in Scandinavians where it is the leading cause of male cancer deaths. Conterato notes the lowest recorded rates are in Asia and the United States is somewhere in between.

It should also be noted that African-Americans have higher risks for prostate cancer and the age of onset in African-American men is earlier than for comparative groups.

Research has shown that genetics also plays a role as first-degree relatives of prostate cancer patients have more than double the risk of developing prostate cancer.



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