This year 180,400 new cases of prostate cancer are expected to be diagnosed.
Prostate cancer is the second-leading cause of death in men.
These rates are continuing to decline, and it is estimated that there will be 31,900 deaths this year. The prostate is a male sex gland. It produces a thick fluid that forms part of the semen . The prostate is about the size of a walnut. It is located below the bladder and in front of the rectum .