PROSTATE
CANCER AWARENESS RIDE
SEPTEMBER
17, 2011
10:00
A.M.
Riders
and passengers to gather at the Landers Harley Davidson parking
lot on I-30 and Baseline. Ride to commence at 10:00 a.m.
REGISTER
2WCLR
PCAR Ride Information:
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About
Prostate Cancer:
Prostate cancer
is the most common non-skin cancer in America, affecting 1 in
6 men.
In 2009, more than 192,000
men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer, and more than 27,000
men will die from the disease. One new case occurs every 2.7 minutes
and a man dies from prostate cancer every 19 minutes.
It is estimated that there
are more than 2 million American men currently living with prostate
cancer.
How does prostate
cancer compare with other cancers?
A non-smoking man is more likely to develop prostate cancer than
he is to develop colon, bladder, melanoma, lymphoma and kidney
cancers combined. In fact, a man is 35% more likely to be diagnosed
with prostate cancer than a woman is to be diagnosed with breast
cancer.
Are some men more
likely to be diagnosed with prostate cancer?
Older age, African American race, and a family history of the
disease can all increase the likelihood of a man being diagnosed
with the disease.
As men increase in age, their
risk of developing prostate cancer increases exponentially. Although
only 1 in 10,000 under age 40 will be diagnosed, the rate shoots
up to 1 in 39 for ages 40 to 59, and 1 in 14 for ages 60 to 69.
More than 65% of all prostate cancers are diagnosed in men over
the age of 65.
African American men are 56%
more likely to develop prostate cancer compared with Caucasian
men and nearly 2.5 times as likely to die from the disease.
Men with a single first-degree
relative—father, brother or son—with a history of
prostate cancer are twice as likely to develop the disease, while
those with two or more relatives are nearly four times as likely
to be diagnosed. The risk is highest in men whose family members
were diagnosed before age 65.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE
VISIT ARKANSAS PROSTATE
CANCER FOUNDATION
