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A genetic test that could determine men at the highest risk of developing aggressive disease could change how prostate cancer is treated, he says, since doctors would be able to more accurately predict which men would need more rigorous follow-up and which men likely wonât have to worry about their prostate that much.
Certain risk factors may predispose a person to prostate cancer. These include: 1  Age: 60% of cases of prostate cancer arise in men over 65 years of age. 2  The disease is rare in men under 40. 3  Race or ethnicity: African-American men and Jamaican men of African ancestry are diagnosed with prostate cancer more often than are men of other races and ethnicities.