Prostate cancer cases to double in two decades

As prostate cancer has no known controllable risk factors, screening efforts need to be stepped up in order to catch patients early enough to treat them effectively. — AFP

The number of new prostate cancer cases around the world will more than double over the next two decades as poorer countries catch up with the ageing of richer nations, reported The Lancet on Apr 5 (2024).

“Our findings suggest that the number of new cases annually will rise from 1.4 million in 2020 to 2.9 million by 2040,” said the medical journal, based on a study of demographic changes.