Prostate Cancer Statistics WisdomCard™
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Research Notes on Prostate Cancer Statistics
Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in American men and the second leading cause of cancer death in American. The American Cancer Society predicts 186,320 new cases will be diagnosed in 2008 and an estimated 28,860 men will perish.1
Fast Facts:
- Men with family history of prostate cancer have a higher risk of being diagnosed with the disease.2
- Research suggest diets with high fat and red meat increase risk of prostate cancer; diets high in fruits and vegetables offer some protection.2
- Sixty percent of newly diagnosed cases are age 70 and over.3
- Ranked fifth in causes of death in men over age 45.3
- One in six men will be diagnosed in their lifetime; more than two million diagnosed are still alive today.1
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Research Notes References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 American Cancer Society: What Are the Key Statistics About Prostate Cancer?
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Prostate: U.S. Racial/Ethnic Cancer Patterns
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 eMedTV: Prostate Cancer Statistics
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- Contributor: Carolyn DeLucas
- Reviewer: Tara Salamone
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Last update: Oct. 27, 2009
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- Contributor: Carolyn DeLucas
- Reviewer: Tara Salamone
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Redirects: Statistics on Prostate Cancer, Prostate Cancer Data, Data on Prostate Cancer, Prostate cancer facts, Prostate Cancer Informational Facts, Incidence of Prostate Cancer, Prostate Cancer Incidence
- Last update: Oct. 27, 2009
Each WisdomCard is handcrafted by our team of physician-guided health advocates. Our goal is to make it easy for you to find the most useful health resources for any health topic by filtering out spam and bad links.
