Question

analyzing prostate cancer risk and mortality rates
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dominiks father is going for his yearly medical exam. dominik saw an article in the morning paper concerning prostate cancer in the united states that included the following information: \prostate cancer is the most common cancer among men (after skin cancer) and is the second leading cause of cancer - related death in men in the united states. risk factors for the disease include a family history of the disease, increasing age, and being of african ancestry.\
the article also included a graph, shown on page 2.
dominik is african american. how does his ethnicity affect his familys risk for prostate cancer?
his family has a higher risk.
his family has a lower risk.
his family has the same risk as other americans.

Explanation:

The article clearly states that one of the risk factors for prostate cancer is "being of African ancestry". Since Dominik is African American, this ethnic background is a risk factor.

Answer:

His family has a higher risk.