Prostate Cancer Statistics

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~       Second most leading cause of death in the United States

~       Causes 40,000 deaths per year and 200,000 cases are diagnosed every year.

~       The highest incidents in the world are that of African American descent.

~       95% of the cases are found in the ages of forty-five to eighty-nine

~       African American males have a risk that is 1.5 times greater than white males 

~       Asians are the least affected, but Asian immigrants are affected the most.

Source:  Prostate Cancer

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