The risk of prostate cancer increases significantly after the age of 50. The exact links between the aging process and development of the disease needs to be further investigated, but a connection seems probable. Ethnicities more susceptible to the disease may develop the condition earlier. For example, the risk to African-American men rises after 45. African-American males also tend to have a worse prognosis if they develop the disease.

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