What are some risk factors that increase a person's chances of developing prostate cancer?

Simply growing older increases a man's risk for getting prostate cancer. All men, if they live long enough, will develop prostate problems. More than 75 percent of prostate cancer cases are diagnosed in men ages 65 or older; just 7 percent of cases occur in men younger than age 60.

The average age at diagnosis is 72. African-American men have the world's highest incidence of prostate cancer-a third higher than white Americans. By contrast, Asian immigrants to the United States have much lower rates.

Risk increases for men whose father or brothers have prostate cancer. The risk is more than 10 times higher for a man who has three relatives with the disease. Risk may also be increased to some extent for men whose female relatives have a high incidence of breast cancer.

Researchers increasingly are looking at hormonal and hereditary factors and at diet, environmental exposures, and other lifestyle changes in relation to prostate cancer. For example, in countries such as China and Japan where low-fat diets are the norm, few men are diagnosed with prostate cancer. However, the incidence of prostate cancer is considerably higher among men who move from these countries to the United States, and the higher incidence persists in their sons' generation.

Researchers also are looking at the role of vasectomy in prostate cancer. Vasectomy is a surgical procedure that prevents men from fathering children. Some studies have suggested that vasectomies increase the risk of prostate cancer, although other studies failed to find such a link.

Avoid coffee, tobacco, red meat. Eat plenty of fruits and vegetables. Exercise.

Take Saw Palmetto. After analyzing the scientific medical research evidence, the Prostate Cancer Foundation, the National Cancer Institute, the American Society of Clinical Oncology, the Mayo Clinic and other medical organizations have concluded that consuming alcohol (beer, wine or distilled spirits) does not increase the risk of developing prostate cancer. On the other hand, drinking alcohol (beer, wine and liquor) is associated with better health and greater longevity than is abstaining from alcohol.

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