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Who is at Risk?

• Prostate cancer is the most common form of cancer among American men.
• Most cases of prostate cancer occur in men older than 50 years of age.
• According to the American Cancer Society, approximately 220,900 new cases of prostate cancer will be diagnosed in the United States this year.
• Approximately 28,900 men will die from prostate cancer this year.
• For reasons that are currently unknown, death due to prostate cancer is 2 to 3 times more likely to occur among African-Americans than Whites.

The Impact of Genetics on Prostate Cancer Risk

• It has been shown that prostate cancer may cluster in some families.
• Men with a family history of prostate cancer are at an increased risk for developing the disease.
• The risk of developing prostate cancer increases as the total number of affected family members increases.

updated 7/06

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Questions? Want to Participate?

Contact:
Prostate Cancer Genetics Project [IRB #1995-460]
e-mail: pcgp-project@med.umich.edu
Phone: 1-800-723-9170
734-647-3014

See Also:

• Urologic Cancers
• UMCCC Clinical Trials

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