Prostate Cancer Prevention

About Prostate Cancer

Prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer (excluding skin cancer) and the second leading cause of cancer death among men in the United States. Because the prostate is an organ typically present in people assigned male at birth, prostate cancer primarily affects men, but transgender women and other gender-diverse individuals with a prostate are also at risk. Approximately one in eight men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer during their lifetime. The risk increases with age, with more than 75% of cases diagnosed after age 65. Black men are disproportionately affected, experiencing higher incidence, earlier onset, and higher mortality than men of other racial and ethnic groups.