Radiation Therapy for Prostate Cancer

Facts About Prostate Cancer

• Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in American men.
• The American Cancer Society estimates that one in every six men will develop prostate cancer in his lifetime
• According to the American Cancer Society, about 186,000 men were diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2008. Prostate cancer is very manageable and often curable. More than 98 percent of men with prostate cancer will live at least five years after diagnosis.