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Prostate Cancer Prognosis Survival Rates
Risk Factors
The major risk factors for prostate cancer are age, family history, and ethnicity.
Age
Prostate cancer occurs almost exclusively in men over age 40 and most often after age 50. Two-thirds of prostate cancers are found in men over age 65. By age 70, about 65% of men have at least microscopic evidence of prostate cancers. Fortunately, the cancer is usually very slow growing and older men with the cancer typically die of something else.
Family History and Genetic Factors
Heredity plays a...
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