Danny, who is 64 and an African American, works with Mel, a man of Scottish heritage in his early 30s. Both men are police officers assigned to protect Joe, a 58-year-old man of German extraction who is a witness in an important case. Danny has been married for 36 years; Mel and Joe are single. Which man should be the most concerned about prostate cancer?
A) ?Mel, because prostate cancer most often affects younger men.
B) ?Joe, because older white males have the highest risk of prostate cancer.
C) ?Danny, because of his age and ethnic background.
D) ?None of these answers are true-prostate cancer is rarely seen in developed nations.
C
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