• The most common cancer among Canadian men – it will afflict 1 in 7 men and is a greater threat for those with a family history of the disease
• Turning up in men in their 40s
• Going to be diagnosed in about 25,500 men this year, not including cases that go undiagnosed due to men’s unwillingness to go for annual check-ups
• Develops as a result of dietary, environmental and heredity factors (more research is needed to identify its causes and prevent the disease)
• New, preliminary research suggests pharmaceuticals may help prevent prostate cancer in men at high risk of the disease
• Often without symptoms in its earliest, most curable stage – making annual testing ever more important
• Treated by surgery, radiation and hormone therapy (among other treatments)
• Thought to be a potentially preventable cancer in many cases, but more research is needed

Source:  Prostate Cancer Canada

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