Prostate Cancer, Advanced Or Metastatic: Cause
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The exact cause of prostate cancer is not known, but experts believe your age and family history may have something to do with your chances of getting the disease. Prostate cancer is very common and is an older man's disease. Most men who get it are older than 65.
| Last updated: | July 01, 2008 |
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| Author: | Bets Davis, MFA |
| Reviewed By: | E. Gregory Thompson, MD - Internal Medicine, Christopher G. Wood, MD, FACS - Urology/Oncology |
| Editors: | Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA, Pat Truman, MATC |
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