---
url: 'https://www.healthinaging.org/a-z-topic/prostate-diseases'
title: 'Prostate Diseases'
author:
  name: 'lauren kopchik'
  url: 'https://www.healthinaging.org/user/97'
date: '2018-11-08T17:31:53+00:00'
updated: '2026-09-30T20:22:17+00:00'
type: topic
summary: 'Approximately 3 million American men have some type of prostate disease. The most common prostate diseases are benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), prostatitis, and prostate cancer.'
tags:
  - Health
published: true
---
 About 3 million men in the United States have a prostate disease.

The most common prostate problems are benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), prostatitis, and prostate cancer.



 



 

 [Basic Facts

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 [Causes

 ](/a-z-topic/prostate-diseases/causes) 

 

 [Diagnosis & Tests

 ](/a-z-topic/prostate-diseases/tests) 

 

 [Care & Treatment

 ](/a-z-topic/prostate-diseases/care-treatment) 

 

 [Lifestyle & Management

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