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Prostate cancer incidence rate increased for all men since 1973; is highest for African Americans; average age at diagnosis is 65, and lifetime risk for a 50-year-old is about 10 percent; estimated that 317,000 American men will be diagnosed this year.
(Source: National Cancer Institute, part of National Institutes of Health, U.S. government)
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Research article. "Common genitourinary health issues that arise in the care of male patients include prostatitis, benign prostatic hyperplasia, urogenital cancers, premature ejaculation and erectile dysfunction."
(Source: Journal article, in American Family Physician. By Ted D. Epperly and Kevin E. Moore, Eisenhower Army Medical Center, Fort Gordon, Georgia.)
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Graph of incidence and death rates. Info on early detection, treatment options, CDC activities. See also more statistics.
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Highly technical medical information database with over 2,000 diseases. Designed for use at the point of care.
(Source: Privately funded site, Dynamic Medical Information System, and Brian S. Alper M.D.)
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Prostate Cancer Among Different Races and Ethnic Groups
