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Who Is at Risk for Prostate Cancer?

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Updated: July 08, 2009

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Question: Who Is at Risk for Prostate Cancer?
Answer:

Only a man can be at risk for prostate cancer because women do not have a prostate. Theoretically, any man is at risk for prostate cancer, but in reality prostate cancer is generally a disease of older men. Age is the most important risk factor. African-American men and those with a strong family history of the disease are also at increased risk.

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