Physicians Office Resource Volume 13 Issue 1 | Page 4

1 PROSTATE CANCER SCREENING: EARLY DIAGNOSIS DELIVERS BEST OUTCOMES By Sekisui Diagnostics Prostate cancer represents about 27% of all cancers in men, and is the second deadliest form of cancer. Last year, an estimated 26,000 men died of prostate cancer. The American Cancer Society’s estimates for prostate cancer in the United States for 2017 include: • • • • 4 about 161,360 new cases of prostate cancer. about 26,730 deaths from prostate cancer. about 1 man in 7 will be diagnosed with prostate cancer during his lifetime. Prostate cancer develops mainly in older men. About 6 cases in 10 are diagnosed in men aged 65 or older, and it is rare before age 40. The average age at the time of diagnosis is 66. (Read more at the American Cancer Society). African-Americans at Higher Risk According to the Prostate Cancer Foundation: “African- American men are the group – out of all men in the world – hardest hit by prostate cancer…[and] are 1.6 times more likely to get prostate cancer, and more than twice as likely to die from it.” An article at Wiley’s Newsroom pointed out: “a new study indicating that higher prostate cancer death rates among black men in the U.S. may be due to a higher risk of developing preclinical prostate cancer, and a higher risk of that cancer progressing more quickly to advanced stages. The investigators estimated that 30 percent to 43 percent of black men develop preclinical prostate cancer—prostate www.PhysiciansOfficeResource.com