About 1 in 8 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer during their lifetime, and it is the second-leading cause of cancer death in American men, according to the American Cancer Society. What do you want to know about prostate cancer risks,

Dr. Kelly Stratton answered the most frequently asked questions in prostate cancer regarding localized prostate cancer care, including surgery and focal therapy.

Burgess said the disease is relatively common. “We know that in the United States, one in eight men are diagnosed with prostate cancer during his lifetime,” Burgess said. “Now, an individual man’s risk is dependent upon additional factors such as his age, his race, his family history.” What is a Gleason score?

According to Dr. Carson Wong, a Urologist at Marietta Memorial Hospital, the disease is a type of cancer that grows on the prostate gland.