Prostate Cancer Facts

• Prostate cancer is the third most common cause of death in men.

• Prostate cancer is the most common cause of death in men over 75 years old.

• Prostate cancer in men below 40 is rare.

• The lowest prostate cancer rate in the world is Japan.

• Vegetarians have low possibility of having prostate cancer.

• High risk demographic - African American men above 60, farmers, tire plant worker, painters and men exposed to cadmium.

• African American men are over 60% more vulnerable to prostate cancer compared to their Caucasian counterpart and almost 2.5 times more likely to die from it.

• Over 180,000 new cases of prostate cancer is reported every year.

• When detected and treated in early stage, chances of recovery is as high as nearly 100% and most patient will be free of the disease in five years.

• Prostate cancer is the most common non-skin cancer in the States and 1 out of 6 men will be affected.

• A new prostate cancer case is discovered every 2.5 minutes and a man die of prostate cancer every 19 minutes.

• A man is  35% more prone to prostate cancer than a woman is likely to get breast cancer.