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Question ID: WS-116
Submitted by: Jim Brody
August 22, 2011

Why does the age-specific incidence of prostate carcinoma increase so rapidly? It is essentially zero below the age of 30, but rises to 1000 per 100k at age 73. In contrast, colon carcinoma is 3 at 30 yrs and rises only to 200 at age 73.

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