The most common
risk factor is age. More than 70 percent of men
diagnosed with prostate cancer each year are over
the age of 65. African
American men have been known to have a higher risk
of prostate cancer than American white men.
Dramatic differences in the incidence of prostate
cancer are also seen in different countries, and
there is some evidence that a diet higher in fat,
especially animal fat, may account for some of these
differences. Genetic factors also appear to play
a role, particularly for families in whom the diagnosis
is made in men under 60 years of age. The risk of
prostate cancer rises with the number of close relatives
who have the disease.
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