Prostate Cancer is the most common cancer in American Men

Prostate cancer is affecting more and more people every year. Prostate cancer is the abnormal growth of cells in a man’s prostate gland. Most cases are curable because they are found before the cancer has spread to other parts of the body. Prostate cancer is a very common malignancy. It is probably the most common cancer in American men, occurring on the average of one out of every six or seven men.

Experts don’t know what causes prostate cancer, but they believe that your age, family history, and race affect your chances of getting it. The older you get, the more likely you are to have prostate cancer. At age 55, your chances are pretty small, but by the time you’re 65, you probably have a chance of one out of five or six of having prostate cancer. And by the time you’re 90, most men will have prostate cancer whether it’s clinically obvious or not.