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    Family history and race are two significant risk factors for prostate cancer.
    While the Prostate Cancer Foundation notes that nearly 60 percent of all prostate cancers are diagnosed in men over the age of 65 — making age the single greatest risk factor for prostate cancer — men with family histories of the disease and/or those of a certain race must recognize that their vulnerability to the disease is greater than others’, even if they are nowhere near retirement age.
    According to the PCF, African American men are 73 percent more likely to develop prostate cancer compared to Caucasian men. African American men are also 2.4 times more likely to die from the disease than Caucasian men, which only serves to emphasize the importance that African American men must place on discussing prostate cancer and prostate cancer screenings with their physicians.
 

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