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Cases of prostate cancer to double, deaths to rise by 85 per cent by 2040: Study
Updated On: 05 April, 2024 11:37 AM IST | New Delhi | IANS
Prostate cancer, which accounts for 15 per cent of all male cancers, is already a major cause of death and disability. It is the most common form of male cancer in more than half of the world’s countries
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By 2040, cases of prostate cancer are likely to double worldwide to 2.9 million per year, from 1.4 million per year in 2020, according to a new analysis published in the Lancet Commission.
Over the same period, annual deaths are projected to rise by 85 per cent -- from 375,000 deaths in 2020 to almost 700,000 deaths by 2040.
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