Sharing the Decision Slide Set: Slide 8

Talking Points and Text Description of Slide

Slide 8 — Risk of Death from Prostate Cancer by Age and Race/Ethnicity

Talking Points

This table illustrates the risk of dying of prostate cancer during the following 15 years, for men at age 50 and for men at age 65 for several racial and ethnic groups. The numbers indicate the number of men out of 1,000 who will die of prostate cancer during that time period. For example, in the first (orange) row, among 1,000 men of all racial and ethnic groups at age 50, two die of prostate cancer before reaching age 65.

Note that the risk of dying from prostate cancer increases with age. For all 65-year-old U.S. men, 16 out of 1,000 die of prostate cancer during the next 15 years.

The table also shows that mortality risk varies with race/ethnicity. For example, for men at age 50, five African-American men per 1,000 die of prostate cancer in the next 15 years, in contrast to one man of Asian/Pacific Islander descent.

Among racial groups, African-American men have the highest risk of dying from prostate cancer and their increased risk begins at earlier ages.

Sources: NCHS U.S. mortality data 1995-1999; NCI SEER 11 1995-1999; DevCan software (Feuer and Wun, 1999); Ries et al., 2002.

Text Description of Slide

Table shows risk of prostate cancer deaths during the next 15 years by age and race/ethnicity (per 1,000 men):

• All races/ethnicities: 2 at age 50; 16 at age 65
• African American: 5 at age 50; 34 at age 65
• American Indian and Alaska Native: 2 at age 50; 9 at age 65
• Asian and Pacific Islander: 1 at age 50; 7 at age 65
• Hispanic: 1 at age 50; 12 at age 65
• White: 2 at age 50; 14 at age 65