Prostate Cancer - Causes
The cause of prostate cancer is not known. It is found primarily in men over the age of fifty-five. The average age of diagnosis is seventy-two. As men grow older, their likelihood of getting prostate cancer increases. For men under the age of forty, the chance of getting prostate cancer is about 1 in 100,000. For men seventy to seventy-four years old, the chance rises to 1,326 in 100,000.
Certain factors increase a man's risk for prostate cancer. These factors include:
- A family history of prostate cancer
- A high-fat diet
- Work in the electroplating, welding, and rubber industries
- High blood testosterone (a male sex hormone) levels
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