COURIER L 20 IFE, SEPT. 11-17, 2020
Prostate cancer is the second most common cancer
across the globe.
According to the World Cancer Research
Fund, age is a considerable risk factor
for prostate cancer. The WCRF reports that 97
percent of all prostate cancers in the United
States are diagnosed in men who are 50 or older.
Incidence rates vary significantly depending
on geography. For example, rates are highest
in Australia, New Zealand, northern and western
Europe, and North America.
But the WCRF notes that the variation in
incidence rates can likely be traced to differences
in screening practices.
That might explain why the five- and 10-year
survival rates are high in Europe and North
America, where prostate cancer screenings
are more openly discussed, but lower in some
Asian and African countries, where screening
is not as readily available as it is elsewhere.
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