PATHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Prostate cancer is more likely to develop in older men and in non-Hispanic Black men. About 6 cases in 10 are diagnosed in men who are 65 or older, and it is rare in men under 40. The average age of men when they are first diagnosed is about 66.

Detailed explanation-2: -The highest rates are in in the 75 to 79 age group. For prostate cancer, like most cancer types, incidence increases with age.

Detailed explanation-3: -Prostate cancer is rare in men younger than 40, but the chance of having prostate cancer rises rapidly after age 50. About 6 in 10 cases of prostate cancer are found in men older than 65.

Detailed explanation-4: -Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in American men, except for skin cancers. The chance of getting prostate cancer goes up as a man gets older.