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... Prostate Cancer - Health News Story - WSOC Charlotte SiteWeb Make wsoctv.com Your Homepage Contact the Station Sign up for E-News Just Pay HalfGoCarolinasEventsMoviesCelebrity DishRestaurantsFoodTravelGoing GreenHome & Garden9 Family FocusEducationLawwsoctv mobileAutobuynetMoneyJobsHealth & WellnessHomeNewsWeatherTrafficSportsAction 9VideoSpecial ReportsSeen on 9ProgrammingAbout WSOC-TVAction 64 HOME | HealthEmail This Story Print This Story Prostate Cancer POSTED: 3:03 pm EDT April 27, 2007Prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in American men and the second leading cause of cancer death.

This year, the American Cancer Society estimates 218,890 cases will be diagnosed in the U.S., and 27,050 will die of the cancer.The risk for prostate cancer increases with age.

About two-thirds of cases occur in men over 65.

The disease is more common in African-American men than in white men.

Black men are also twice as likely die from it.

Having a father or brother with prostate cancer doubles the risk of also developing the disease.Early detection may be the key to survival.

About 91 percent of prostate cancers are diagnosed while the disease is in localized or regional stages.

At this stage, the 5-year survival rate is close to 100 percent.

If the cancer spreads to other parts of the body (metastasizes), 5-year survival rates drop to 33 percent.External Radiation Therapy for Prostate CancerIn external beam radiation, high doses of X-ray energy are aimed at the prost...

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