- Prostate cancer kills more than 11,800 men a year in Britain, making it the third deadliest cancer behind lung and bowel cancer.
- In the US, the disease kills 26,000 men annually.
- Over 52,300 men are diagnosed with prostate cancer in the UK every year.
- Prostate cancer usually develops slowly, with no symptoms in the early stages. Treatment in early stages can lead to cure, but if diagnosed late, it becomes terminal.
- Tests for prostate cancer are not accurate, leading to challenges in distinguishing between aggressive and less serious tumors.
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Oncology, Urology