health sectionhealth sectionAccording to the American Cancer Society, prostate cancer is the second-leading cause of cancer death in American men. Incidence of this type of cancer is about one-third higher for black men than for white men. Rates of prostate cancer rose dramatically (108 percent) among all men in the late 1980s, when the prostate specific antigen (PSA) screening test was introduced. By the early 1990s, rates of prostate cancer in all men began to decline.
About 192,280 American men will have prostate cancer this year, making it the most frequently diagnosed cancer for men. Each man with this cancer will face a different risk of recurrence, or the chance that cancer will return after treatment. His risk depends on the type of cancer, the treatment he had and how long ago treatment occurred. Patients can talk to their doctors about the risk. Whatever your doctor says, every patient's situation is different.
A cancer diagnosis is scary. But if caught early, the survival rate is high, wherein sufferers can live a long life. Unfortunately, new cancerous cells can develop. As a result, patients have to re-start treatment or have surgery to treat the condition. There isn't a surefire way to prevent a cancer recurrence, but you can reduce your risk.
