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Welcome to the Washington State Prostate Cancer Coalition (WSPCC)
NOW THE FACTS OF PROSTATE CANCER:
Prostate cancer is the 2nd leading cause of cancer death in men, with lung cancer being number 1.*
About 1 in 7 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer within his lifetime.*
A man is being diagnosed with prostate cancer every 2.9 minutes.
Every 20 minutes a man dies from the disease.
The risk for developing prostate cancer doubles if a man’s father or brother has been diagnosed with this disease.
Washington State statistics for 2016:
An estimated 4,820 men diagnosed with prostate cancer *
An estimated 630 deaths from Prostate Cancer *
United States statistics for 2016:
An estimated 180,890 new cases of prostate cancer will be diagnosed.*
Risk of prostate cancer is 70% higher in blacks than in non-hispanic whites.*
Estimated cases for Asian American, Native American, and Pacific Islander is 4,550 individuals.*
An estimated 26,120 prostate cancer deaths*
Estimated deaths for Asian American, Native American, and Pacific Islander is 520 individuals.*
* Statistics provided by the American Cancer Society Cancer Facts & Figures 2016.
Other information is provided by zerocancer.org and Prostate Cancer Foundation.