Prostate Cancer: Statistics

Question 1

What is the only way to detect prostate cancer?

Answer 1

Biopsy (very invasive)

Question 2

What is the incidence rate for prostate cancer?

Answer 2

220,000 new cases per year

Question 3

What is the mortality rate for prostate cancer?

Answer 3

27,500 deaths per year

Question 4

True or false: Prostate cancer has one of the highest incidence rates.

Answer 4

True

Question 5

There is a new case of prostate cancer diagnosed every ____ minutes.

Answer 5

2.5

Question 6

True or false: White men have a 65% greater risk of developing prostate cancer than men of other races.

Answer 6

False; black men have a 65% greater risk.

Question 7

How many men are currently living with prostate cancer?

Answer 7

2 million

Question 8

What is the lifetime risk of prostate cancer in all men?

Answer 8

1 in 7

Question 9

What is the survival rate if prostate cancer is caught before it metastasizes?

Answer 9

95%

Question 10

What percentage of prostate cancer incidences are diagnosed after age 65?

Answer 10

70%

Question 11

True or false: Prostate cancer has a low rate of recurrence.

Answer 11

False (70,000 men recur each year)