Although prostate cancer is not the deadliest cancer, it can still cause death among patients. According the to National Cancer Institute, there were 217,730 new cases of prostate cancer found in the US in 2010. There were also 32,050 documented deaths from prostate cancer in 2010 in the US alone.
So even though health professionals might tell you getting prostate cancer is not all that bad, just like skin cancer, people still die from it. 32,050 is not a small number. The best way to prevent prostate cancer is screening. So if you’re 50 and older, and have family history of prostate problems, check with your doctor and schedule a screening every year.