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Your Guide to Prostate Cancer

Risk Factor: Race

Risk Factor: Race

Prostate cancer seems to be linked to race, as well. African American men are more susceptible to the disease than whites or Hispanics. The disease is least common among Asian men. Researchers are still studying the role that race plays in determining prostate cancer risk.

By Emily Lavin. Published September 20, 2011. Emily is a health writer and editor living in San Francisco.