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How Common is Prostate Cancer?
Compared to other cancers, prostate cancer is fairly common.
Estimated New Cases 2015
Breast Cancer (Female)
Lung and Bronchus Cancer
Prostate Cancer
Colon and Rectum Cancer
Bladder Cancer
Melanoma of the Skin
Non-Holdgkin Lymphoma
Thyroid Cancer
Kidney and Renal Pelvis Cancer
Endometrial Cancer
Estimated Deaths 2015
Lung and Bronchus Cancer
Colon and Rectum Cancer
Breast Cancer (Female)
Prostate Cancer
Non-Holdgkin Lymphoma
Bladder Cancer
Kidney and Renal Pelvis Cancer
Endometrial Cancer
Melanoma of the Skin
Thyroid Cancer
Source: National Cancer Institute
Who gets this cancer?
Prostate cancer occurs only in men, and it is more common in older men than younger men. It is more likely to occur in men with a family history of prostate cancer and men of African American descent. The number of new cases of prostate cancer was 137.9 per 100,000 men per year based on 2008-2012 cases.
Some Facts about Testicular Cancer
Testicular cancer is not common.
Symptoms in the Testicles
The most common symptom of testicular cancer is a painless lump on or in a testicle. Sometimes the testicle may become swollen or larger, without a lump. (It’s normal for one testicle to be slightly larger than the other, and for one to hang lower than the other.) Some testicular tumors might cause pain, but most of the time they do not. Men with testicular cancer may also have a heavy or aching feeling in the lower belly or scrotum.
While testicular cancer is not common, it can develop in males of any age, including infants and elderly men. Almost half of all cases of testicular cancer are in men between the ages of 20 and 34.
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