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Prostate Conditions Education Council

How do you get prostate cancer?
The only well-established risk factors for prostate cancer are age, ethnicity and family history of the disease; however, high dietary fat intake may also be a significant risk factor

What are some symptoms?
There are six broad categories of side effects that are typically associated with prostate cancer treatments: urinary dysfunction, bowel dysfunction, erectile dysfunction, loss of fertility, effects due to the loss of testosterone, and side effects of chemotherapy

How do you test for prostate cancer?
One way to tell if you have prostate cancer and testing the PSA (prostate-specific antigen) in your blood. Another way prostate cancer is found early is when the doctor does a digital rectal exam (DRE). Because the prostate gland lies just in front of the rectum, during the DRE the doctor can feel if there are any bumps or hard places on the prostate

Are there certain people who are more likely to get prostate cancer?
Although the roles of race and family history are important. African American men are 61% more likely to develop prostate cancer compared with Caucasian men and are nearly 2.5 times as likely to die from the disease

Who should I speak to about prostate cancer?
Three types of prostate cancer specialists—a urologist, a radiation oncologist and a medical oncologist

How common is prostate cancer?
Prostate cancer is the most common non-skin cancer in America. Men are 35% more likely to be diagnosed with prostate than women are to breast cancer

For more information, check out these sites:

Prostate Conditions Education Council
Prostate Cancer Foundation
American Cancer Society
Zero, The Project To End Prostate Cancer

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