Fact Corner *
- In the United States, prostate cancer is the second leading cancer found in men after skin cancer
- Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of annual deaths in American men, following lung cancer
- Almost 2 out of 3 of all prostate cancer cases are diagnosed in men over the age of 65
- African-American men are the highest risk group for prostate cancer
- One in six men are diagnosed with prostate cancer
- The death rate for prostate cancer is two times higher in African-American men over Caucasian men
- An estimated 33,720 men in America will lose their lives to prostate cancer in 2011
- During 2011, approximately 240,890 new prostate cancer diagnoses will occur in America
* Source: American Cancer Society