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Hello how likley are you to get prostate or testicular cancer age 41 thanks?

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Dr. Steven Ginsberg answered

Anything's possible: Prostate cancer is usually a disease of older men, and testicular cancer a disease of younger men. Neither is common in men in their 40s.

Dr Diede agreed

Answered 12/13/2013

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A member asked:

Hello how likley are you to get prostate or testicular cancer age 41 thanks?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Steven Ginsberg answered

Dr Diede agreed

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