Prostate

What is it?

Prostate cancer is the most common non-skin cancer in America.

In the United States, 1 our of 9 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in his lifetime.

Prostate cancer is an abnormal growth of cells in the prostate, a glad found only in men. The prostate is located inside the body, at the base of the penis.

African-American men are at especially high risk for prostate cancer; they are 65% more likely to develop this disease than non-Hispanic white men.

Get the Prostate Cancer Patient Guide here.

Source: Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF)

Prostate cancer is the most common non-skin cancer in America.

In the United States, 1 our of 9 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in his lifetime.

Prostate cancer is an abnormal growth of cells in the prostate, a glad found only in men. The prostate is located inside the body, at the base of the penis.

African-American men are at especially high risk for prostate cancer; they are 65% more likely to develop this disease than non-Hispanic white men.

Get the Prostate Cancer Patient Guide here.

Source: Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF)

Missouri Department of Health & Human Services prostate cancer information