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  • Mr Pras Sivam

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    Mr Pras Sivam (Prassannah Satasivam) is a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons and a member of the Society of Urologic Oncology. He … View Profile

    As men get older, their risk of developing prostate cancer increases. By age seventy-five, 1 in 7 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer. Men with a family history of prostate cancer have a higher risk of developing the disease themselves. The risk of prostate cancer, compared to the regular population, doubles when a brother or father has been diagnosed. This risk increases further if multiple relatives have been affected, if these relatives were younger when they were diagnosed, or if a female relative has breast or ovarian cancer.

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