Learn more about prostate cancer in America:
- Prostate cancer is the most common type of cancer found in American men, other than skin cancer.
- Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in men.
- The American Cancer Society estimates that there will be about 241,740 new cases of prostate cancer in the United States in 2012. About 28,170 men will die of this disease.
- One in six men will get prostate cancer during his lifetime. However, as most prostate cancer is found early, the five-year survival rate is 99 percent.
- African-American men are more likely to have prostate cancer and more likely to die of it than are white or Asian men. The reasons for this are still not known.
- Prostate cancer occurs mainly in older men. Nearly two thirds of cases are diagnosed in men age 65 and older, and it is rare before age 40. The average age at the time of diagnosis is about 67.
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