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Prostate cancer statistics

Prostate cancer statistics are presented here.prostate_inc2010_hpimage

  • In 2010, 40,975 men in the UK were diagnosed with prostate cancer.
  • In 2010 there were 10,721 deaths from prostate cancer in the UK.
  • In 2005-2009, 81% of men in England survived their prostate cancer for five years or more.

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The latest statistics available for prostate cancer are; incidence 2010, mortality 2010, and survival 2005-2009. Please note that incidence data in this section are for 2009 and that 2010 data are coming soon. Find out why these are the latest statistics available.

The latest incidence statistics for prostate cancer

The latest mortality statistics for prostate cancer

The latest survival statistics for prostate cancer

The latest information on the risk factors for prostate cancer

Statistics for symptoms and treatment are currently under review.

A summary of the usual treatment for prostate cancer is available on the CancerHelp pages.

Information on screening for prostate cancer

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