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    Causes & Risks

    1. What Causes Prostate Cancer?

      1. What Causes Prostate Cancer?

        Doctors can't say with certainty what causes prostate cancer, but experts generally agree that diet contributes to the risk.

      2. Who Gets Prostate Cancer: By Age, Race/Ethnicity, and More

        Your prostate cancer risk might be different based on race, age, and other factors.

      3. Social Determinants of Health: Prostate Cancer Risk

        Social determinants of health refer to the conditions in places where you live, work, go to school, and spend free time.

      4. Can Sex, Masturbation Affect Prostate Cancer Risk?

        Over the years, there’s been growing evidence of a link between ejaculation and lower chances of prostate cancer.

      5. Prostate Cancer and Your Weight

        Experts aren’t sure why, but there seems to be a link between your weight and prostate cancer.

      6. Dietary Fat and Prostate Cancer: What’s the Link?

        Western diets are often high in fat. Some research shows a connection between high-fat diets and conditions like prostate cancer. 

      7. Insulin and Prostate Cancer: What’s the Link?

        The connections between insulin, blood sugar, diabetes, and prostate cancer might surprise you.

      8. Prostate Cancer and Alcohol

        Alcohol is a risk factor for many cancers, prostate cancer isn't always on the list. It doesn’t mean you’re in the clear.

      9. BRCA Gene and Prostate Cancer: What’s the Link?

        Around 10% of all prostate cancers are linked to inherited gene changes. These are called hereditary cancers.

    2. Prevention & Screening

      1. Prostate Cancer Screening Tests and Prevention

        There’s no proven way to prevent prostate cancer, but you may be able to lower your risk for it.

      2. Can Coffee Help Prevent Prostate Cancer?

        In one study, men who drank 6 or more cups of coffee each day had their chance of prostate cancer cut by almost 20%.

      3. Prostate Cancer and Genetic Testing

        Researchers have found a handful of genes that, when they have certain mutations, can play a role in prostate cancer risk.

      4. Low Free PSA Levels and Prostate Cancer

        Part of the screening for prostate cancer may include screening your blood for free prostate-specific antigen or PSA.

      5. PSMA and Detecting Recurring Prostate Cancer

        A new test called a PSMA PET scan makes prostate cancer tumors easier to spot. 

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