live beyond a decade third leading cause second leading cause Cancer.net survival rate the five-year survival rate is 99 percent the five-year survival rate is 99 percent statistics only 26,000 men die of prostate cancer to begin with 161,360 men are diagnosed with prostate cancer Those at highest risk most prevalent cancer among men 161,000 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer only 26,000 men die of prostate cancer to begin with five-year survival rate of nearly 100 percent Those at highest risk survival rate Prostate cancer facts Cancer.Net