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Cancer Burden
• 189,075 men were diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2004.†*
• 29,002 men died from prostate cancer in 2004.†*
• Currently, there is no scientific consensus on effective strategies to reduce the risk of prostate cancer.
†U.S. Cancer Statistics Working Group. United States Cancer Statistics: 2004 Incidence and Mortality. Atlanta (GA): Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and National Cancer Institute; 2007.
*The most recent year for which statistics are currently available.

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Page last reviewed: June 25, 2007
Page last updated: October 30, 2007
Content source: Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

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