Is it true that all men at some pointing their lives will develop prostate cancer?
A. No, even though that is often said. It is true that if the prostate gland were removed and carefully examined under the microscope, up to 80 percent of men in their 80’s would have some microscopic traces of prostate cancer, but only about 15 to 20 percent of men area actually diagnosed with prostate cancer during their lifetime. Prostate cancer will be large enough to detect with a biopsy in only 10 to 15 percent of men.
