[header] How to know if you're at high risk for prostate cancer [title] Consider your age. [step] There is a very strong correlation between your age and your risk of developing prostate cancer. You are unlikely to develop prostate cancer before the age of 40, and about six in ten cases of prostate cancer are in men over the age of 65. 
[substeps] Even if you are diagnosed with prostate cancer later in life, it is key to understand that many men outlive their prostate cancer. What this means is that, even if you are diagnosed with prostate cancer, many forms are very slow-growing and do not need treatment.