Causes

Who is more likely to get prostate cancer

The risk of developing prostate cancer increases with age and mostly affects men over 50 years old.

Anyone with a prostate can get it.

You may have a higher chance of getting prostate cancer if:

you're over 50 years old
you're from a Black African or African Caribbean ethnic background
you have a history of prostate cancer in your family
a close relative has had pancreatic cancer, breast cancer or ovarian cancer, particularly at a young age - because prostate cancer is sometimes caused by the same inherited genes (a faulty version of a gene called BRCA2)

Important

Speak to a GP if you're worried about your prostate cancer risk, even if you do not have any symptoms.

Symptoms of prostate cancer do not always appear until the cancer has grown or spread.

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