Prostate cancer facts & figures
- Prostate cancer is the commonest male cancer and accounts for nearly a quarter of all new cancer diagnoses in men (1)
- The number of new cases of prostate cancer diagnosed in the UK reached approximately 36,000 in 2006 (1)
- The lifetime risk for UK men developing prostate cancer is one in 14 (2)
- Most men diagnosed with prostate cancer are aged 50 years and above, so risk increases with age (1)
- African-Caribbean and African men are three times more likely to be diagnosed with prostate cancer than Caucasian European men and the condition is commoner in Western countries (3)
Infolinks:
- The Prostate Cancer Charity
- Prostate UK
- Cancer Research UK
- Macmillan Cancer Support
- The NHS Cancer Screening Programmes and CancerBACUP have produced a downloadable booklet called Understanding the PSA Test for men requiring further information
Refs:
- Cancer Research UK | UK Prostate Cancer incidence statistics | Accessed Oct 2009 | Page last updated Jun 2009
- Cancer Research UK | Prostate cancer risks and causes | Accessed Oct 2009 | Updated Oct 2009
- The Prostate Cancer Charity | African Caribbean communities | Accessed Oct 2009 | Page last updated Sep 2009
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