What Causes Prostate Cancer?
4. Statistics
Globally, the incidence of prostate cancer varies with the highest rates in central Europe, northern Europe, North America, and Australia, while the lowest rates are found in northern Africa, south central Asia, and south eastern Asia. In the United States, it is estimated to occur in 1 in 6 Caucasian men and 1 in 5 African American men; an estimated 175,000 new cases of prostate cancer are expected per year.
Based on a review from about 800,000 cases of prostate cancer between 2004 to 2013, the incidence of low risk prostate cancer was found to have decreased. However, the incidence of metastatic prostate cancer has increased to 72% more than those in 2004. This increase was greatest among men between the ages of 55 to 69 years old. Prostate cancer is most commonly diagnosed among those 65 to 74 years with prevalence rates higher in African American men.
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