Who is more likely to get prostate cancer
The risk of developing prostate cancer increases with age and mostly affects men over 50 years old.
Anyone with a prostate can get it.
You may have a higher chance of getting prostate cancer if:
- you're over 50 years old
- you're from a Black African or African Caribbean ethnic background
- you have a history of prostate cancer in your family
- a close relative has had pancreatic cancer, breast cancer or ovarian cancer, particularly at a young age – because prostate cancer is sometimes caused by the same inherited genes (a faulty version of a gene called BRCA2)
Important
Speak to a GP if you're worried about your prostate cancer risk, even if you do not have any symptoms.
Symptoms of prostate cancer do not always appear until the cancer has grown or spread.