Risk Factor

Menstuff® has compiled information on the Risk Factor of developing prostate cancer. And, while age is a factor, it is said that 90% of the men who make it to 90 will have or have had prostate cancer. Take this test.

Risk Factors	Points
Between 60 and 69 years of age	3
Between 70 and 79 years of age	4
Over 80 years of age	5
Smoker: 20 pack-years	2
Smoker: 21-40 pack-years	3
Smoker: more than 40 pack years	4
African-American	3
Diet high in red meat and animal fat	3
Vasectomy	2*
Single first-degree relative diagnosed with PC over age 60	3
Single first-degree relative diagnosed with PC before age 60	5
Two or more first-degree relatives diagnosed with PC over age 60	7
Two or more first-degree relatives diagnosed with PC before age 60	9

Total Points Lifetime Risk of Prostate Cancer

0-4 Low

5-8 Moderate

9 or more High

Source: Medical Tests that can Save Your Life by David Johnson, Ph.D., and David Sandmire, M.D. with Daniel Klein * Some studies have suggested that there may be a link between having a vasectomy and being at greater-than-average risk for developing PC. However, other studies have not supported this claim, and at present these findings are highly questionable.

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The older men get, they are more likely to die with prostate cancer than from prostate cancer.

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Total Points	Lifetime Risk of Prostate Cancer
0-4	Low
5-8	Moderate
9 or more	High
Source: Medical Tests that can Save Your Life by David Johnson, Ph.D., and David Sandmire, M.D. with Daniel Klein * Some studies have suggested that there may be a link between having a vasectomy and being at greater-than-average risk for developing PC. However, other studies have not supported this claim, and at present these findings are highly questionable.