Prostate cancer cases to double worldwide between 2020 and 2040 – study
Prostate cancer cases are expected to double worldwide between 2020 and 2040, new analysis suggests.
The data suggests annual prostate cancer cases are projected to rise from 1.4 million in 2020 to 2.9 million in 2040.
And annual deaths from the disease are projected to increase by 85% to almost 700,000 over the same timeframe, mainly among men in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).
Ageing populations and increasing life expectancy will lead to higher numbers of older men in coming years.
As more and more men around the world live to middle and old age, there will be an inevitable rise in the number of prostate cancer cases
Professor Nick James
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