Prostate cancer cases in India to double by 2020

 15-Sep-16, Yahoo! News 

Prostate cancer (PCa) is the second most common cause of cancer and the sixth leading cause of cancer death among men worldwide. The cancer projection data shows that the number of cases will become double by 2020.

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In India, it is the second most common cancer in Indian males. The incidence rate in India is 9-10/100000 population which is higher than other parts of Asia and Africa but lower than USA and Europe.

Prof (Dr) Anup Kumar, Head of Urology & Renal Transplant at Safdarjang Hospital said, "Over 85 percent of the cancer can be cured by medicine while 10 to 15 percent can be cured by surgery." 

Prof (Dr) P N Dogra, Head of Urology at AIIMS said, "Sedentary life style with obesity can trigger the chances of getting prostate cancer although it is mainly genetically driven. Presently, we cannot prevent the prostate cancer practically. However, a vigil on prostrate health can help."

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