Using 50 as an arbitrary age cut-off is subject to much discussion. Patients who are at high risk for prostate cancer â such as African-American men or those with a strong family history of a father or brother who were diagnosed with prostate cancer prior to age 65 â should begin screening at age 45.SA Testing for Older Men. Prostate cancer is a disease that is associated with a higher incidence amongst the elderly. Autopsy studies show that up to 80% of 80-year-old men are found to have prostate cancer.
Additionally, paralysis from a spinal cord injury may be referred to as: 1  Tetraplegia. Also known as quadriplegia, this means your arms, hands, trunk, legs and pelvic organs are all affected by your spinal cord injury. 2  Paraplegia. This paralysis affects all or part of the trunk, legs and pelvic organs.
The nerves in each area of the spinal cord connect to specific parts of your body. This is why damage to the spinal cord can cause paralysis in certain areas and not others -- it depends on which spinal nerves are affected. The nerves of the cervical spine go to the upper chest and arms.