Prostate cancer
is the most common form of cancer found in American men, second only to lung
cancer
There will
be approximately 256,000 new cases of prostate cancer diagnosed in the United
States in 2003.
About 33,000
men will die from prostate cancer this year.
Prostate
cancer is the second leading cause of cancer related death in men, exceeded
only by lung cancer.
African American
men have a significantly higher risk of the disease.
African American
men are six times more likely to develop prostate cancer, and seven times
more likely to die from it.
The Prostate
Specific Antigen (PSA) Test screens a man's PSA protein level.
A healthy
prostate keeps a low PSA level, while a sick prostate elevates the PSA level.
When an average man's PSA exceeds 4.0 nanograms per milliliter, further test
for prostate cancer, prostitis, or benign prostate disease will be recommended.
Men at risk
for prostate cancer include men 40 or older, men with a family history of
the disease, older men, and African American men, who have a greater risk
factor.
Prostate
cancer is one of the slowest growing cancers, so proper screening and early
detection can mean cure.
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