Fact Corner
- In the United States, prostate cancer is the leading cancer found in men
- Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of annual deaths, following lung cancer
- Over 70% 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 27,360 men in America lose their lives to prostate cancer
- There are over 192,280 new prostate cancer diagnoses each year in America
