near you and get an appointment. Prostate Cancer Awareness Week
(pcaw.org) has compiled information on the Risk Factor of developing
prostate cancer. Take this test. Then, locate a free or low cost
screening
site
near you and get an appointment.
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Between 60 and 69 years of age |
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Between 70 and 79 years of age |
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Over 80 years of age |
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Smoker: 20 pack-years |
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Smoker: 21-40 pack-years |
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Smoker: more than 40 pack years |
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African-American |
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Diet high in red meat and animal fat |
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Vasectomy |
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Single first-degree relative diagnosed with PC over age 60 |
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Single first-degree relative diagnosed with PC before age 60 |
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Two or more first-degree relatives diagnosed with PC over age 60 |
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Two or more first-degree relatives diagnosed with PC before age 60 |
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Source: Medical
Tests that can Save Your Life
by David Johnson, Ph.D., and David Sandmire, M.D. with
Daniel Klein * Some studies have suggested that there may be
a link between having a vasectomy and being at
greater-than-average risk for developing PC. However, other
studies have not supported this claim, and at present these
findings are highly questionable.
* * *
The older men get, they are more likely to die with prostate cancer than from prostate cancer.
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