Prostate cancer risk factors

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 dietary, lifestyle, family history, African-American men, occupational factors, age, environmental factors, and medication.

Risk Factors

Common risk factors in the development of prostate cancer include:

• Family history
• African American
• Higher meat consumption
• sexually transmitted infections

• chlamydia
• gonorrhea
• syphilis

• obesity
• Elevated blood levels of testosterone
• Agent Orange exposure
• Sexual factors

• Multiiple sexual partners
• Early onset of sexual activity