Concept information
Preferred term
prostate cancer
Definition
- PROSTATE CANCER IS the most frequently diagnosed cancer and also the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in American men, with an estimated 218,890 cases and 27,050 deaths expected in 2007. The only known risk factors for prostate cancer are age, family history, and ethnicity. [Source: Encyclopedia of Cancer and Society; Prostate Cancer]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/prostate_cancer
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