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How common is prostate cancer?
Other than non-melanoma skin cancer, prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer among Canadian men. A 1995 report estimated that, by 2016, approximately 35,000 Canadian men would be diagnosed with prostate cancer each year. In 2005, the approximate number of new prostate cancer cases in Canada was 20,500, and it was estimated that 4,300 Canadian men died of prostate cancer in that year. Here are some other estimates from the Canadian Cancer Society:
- On average, 394 Canadian men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer every week.
- On average, 83 Canadian men will die of prostate cancer every week.
- One in 7 men will develop prostate cancer during his lifetime, mostly after age 70. One in 26 will die of it.
Currently, 2001 is the most recent year for which we have easy access to the actual number of prostate cancer cases and deaths in Canada. Here is how the numbers for prostate cancer compare to those for the other two cancers most commonly diagnosed in Canadian men.
2001 Cancer Statistics for Males in Canada
| Cancer Type |
Prostate |
Lung |
Colorectal |
| Number of cases |
20,347 |
11,679 |
9,947 |
| Percentage of all new cancerdiagnoses among men |
28% |
16% |
14% |
Cancer incidence by site of cancer among Canadian males of all ages, 2001
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