Prostate Cancer Statistics

Statistics on prostate cancer:

Consider the following statistics related to prostate cancer:

• Prostate cancer is the most common cancer among men, excluding skin cancer.

• American Cancer Society (ACS) estimates for 2008 include 186,320 new cases of prostate cancer in the US.

• Year 2008 estimates include 28,660 deaths occurring from prostate cancer in the US alone, making it the second leading cause of cancer death in men.

• All men are at risk for prostate cancer. The risk increases with age, and family history also increases the risk.

• African-American men are more than twice as likely to have prostate cancer than Caucasian men, and nearly a two-fold higher mortality rate than Caucasian men.

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Online Resources of Prostate Health