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==Risk Factors== | ==Risk Factors== | ||
People who are at higher risk include:<ref name="cancergov"> National Cancer Institute. Physician Data Query Database 2015. http://www.cancer.gov/publications/pdq </ref> | People who are at higher risk include:<ref name="cancergov"> National Cancer Institute. Physician Data Query Database 2015. http://www.cancer.gov/publications/pdq </ref> | ||
* | * '''Diet''' | ||
:* A diet high in fat, especially animal fat | :* A diet high in fat, especially animal fat | ||
:* A diet low in vegetables, fruits, and legumes | :* A diet low in vegetables, fruits, and legumes | ||
:* Food low or deficient in [[selenium]] | :* Food low or deficient in [[selenium]] | ||
* | * '''Lifestyle''' | ||
:* Men who abuse [[alcohol]] | :* Men who abuse [[alcohol]] | ||
* Family history | * '''Family history''' | ||
:* Men who have a father or brother with prostate cancer | :* Men who have a father or brother with prostate cancer | ||
* Occupation | * '''Occupation''' | ||
:* Farmers | :* Farmers | ||
:* Tire plant workers | :* Tire plant workers | ||
:* Painters | :* Painters | ||
* Race | * '''Race''' | ||
:* African-American men | :* African-American men | ||
* Age | * '''Age''' | ||
:* Men who are older than 60 | :* Men who are older than 60 | ||
* Environmental factors | * '''Environmental factors''' | ||
:* Men exposed to agent orange | :* Men exposed to agent orange | ||
:* Men who have been exposed to [[cadmium]] | :* Men who have been exposed to [[cadmium]] | ||
* A common problem in almost all men as they grow older is an enlarged prostate ([[benign prostatic hyperplasia]], or [[BPH]]). This problem does not raise the risk of | * A common problem in almost all men as they grow older is an enlarged prostate ([[benign prostatic hyperplasia]], or [[BPH]]). This problem does not raise the risk of prostate cancer. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
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Overview
Common risk factors in the development of prostate cancer are diet, lifestyle, having family history, being African-American men, occupational factors, age, and environmental factors.
Risk Factors
People who are at higher risk include:[1]
- Diet
- A diet high in fat, especially animal fat
- A diet low in vegetables, fruits, and legumes
- Food low or deficient in selenium
- Lifestyle
- Men who abuse alcohol
- Family history
- Men who have a father or brother with prostate cancer
- Occupation
- Farmers
- Tire plant workers
- Painters
- Race
- African-American men
- Age
- Men who are older than 60
- Environmental factors
- Men exposed to agent orange
- Men who have been exposed to cadmium
- A common problem in almost all men as they grow older is an enlarged prostate (benign prostatic hyperplasia, or BPH). This problem does not raise the risk of prostate cancer.
References
- ↑ National Cancer Institute. Physician Data Query Database 2015. http://www.cancer.gov/publications/pdq