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 nerve damage that causes paralysis may be in the brain or spinal cord (the central nervous system) or it may be in the nerves outside the spinal cord (the peripheral nervous system).The most common causes of damage to the brain are: 1  stroke.amage to the spinal cord is most often caused by trauma, such as a fall or a car crash. Other conditions that may damage nerves within or immediately adjacent to the spine include: 1  tumor. ( 2 also called a ruptured or). 3  spondylosis (a disease that causes stiffness in the joints of the spine).