Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center

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· According to the American Cancer Society (ACS), prostate cancer is the most frequently diagnosed cancer in men.

· Over 185,000 new cases will occur in the U.S. during 2008.

· Incidence rates are significantly higher in African-American men than in Caucasian men.

· With an estimated 28,660 deaths in 2008, prostate cancer is a leading cause of cancer death in men.

· Death rates in African-American men remain more than twice as high as those in Caucasian men.

· Prostate cancer in the early stages usually has no symptoms.

· With more advanced disease, individuals may experience weak or interrupted urine flow; inability to urinate or difficulty starting or stopping the urine flow; the need to urinate frequently, especially at night; blood in the urine; or pain or burning with urination. 

· Early Detection – The American Cancer Society recommends that the PSA blood test and the digital rectal examination should be offered annually to men at average risk beginning at age 50. Individuals at high risk (African-American men or men with a strong family history) should begin at age 45.