The Bulletin – Annual worldwide cases of prostate cancer are projected to double by 2040, according to new research from The Lancet Commission on the disease.
Other than skin cancer, prostate cancer is the most common cancer among men in the United States, the American Cancer Society reports.
Roughly one in eight men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer during their lifetime, with nearly 300,000 new cases diagnosed each year in the U.S. alone.
Your risk of developing prostate cancer can vary depending on your age, race, family history, diet and environmental exposure. For example, about six in 10 prostate cancers are diagnosed in men over 65.
Although survival rates for prostate cancer are fairly high, it can still be a serious disease and is the second-leading cause of cancer death among men in America.
Of course, America is not the only country affected by prostate cancer, and around the world there are roughly 1.4 million new cases diagnosed every year (as of 2020), with an average of 375,000 deaths.
However, according to new research from The Lancet’s Commission on prostate cancer, caseloads are expected to rise to 2.9 million cases per year by 2040, with a predicted 700,000 deaths.
Perhaps some of this is unsurprising given our growing population and increasing life expectancy.
“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,” Nick James, said in a statement.
“We know this surge in cases is coming, so we need to start planning and take action now. Evidence-based interventions, such as improved early detection and education programs, will help to save lives and prevent ill health from prostate cancer in the years to come” …
