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How can you get prostate cancer?

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Answer:

There are many factors which contribute in getting the prostate cancer:

1- heredity
2- testosterone (male's sexual hormone)
3- being part of a high risk population (like African-Americans, etc)
4- other risky situations like bad dietary habits (high-fat diet), smoking, alcohol, etc.

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