Uploaded on Jul 10, 2020
In UK, prostate cancer is the second largest cause of cancer mortalities with around 13,000 mortalities in 2018. This is primarily due to the increasing aging population of UK. As per Cancer Research UK, more than half (54%) of prostate cancer cases in the UK each year are diagnosed in males aged 70 and over of age. Moreover, incidence rates for prostate cancer are projected to rise by 12% in the UK between 2014 and 2035 and 1 in 8 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer during their lifetime in the country. Prostate cancer is most common in black males, then White males and least common in Asian males.
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