Prostate cancer is the most common non-skin, male-specific cancer in the U.S., affecting one in nine men
Approximately 174,650 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2019
About 31,620 men will die this year from prostate cancer (87 men every day); prostate cancer is the second largest cancer killer of men following lung cancer
Prostate cancer has no symptoms until it’s advanced
The disease is always treatable; but if detected early, prostate cancer is often curable
African American men have the highest incidence of prostate cancer; they are 60 percent more likely to develop the disease and more than twice as likely to die from it compared to Caucasian men
Men with a family history of prostate cancer are at higher risk for developing prostate cancer
Men who served in the military during the Vietnam and Korean wars who were exposed to Agent Orange are at a higher risk for developing prostate cancer (and other cancers/diseases)
Please join us at SEA Blue on September 15 to raise awareness about prostate cancer, to support those affected by the disease, and to fundraise to benefit the services we provide to the prostate cancer community at no charge.
