Prostate cancer soaring among Czech men

  Survival rate is also better due to advances in treatment 

  The incidence of prostate cancer among Czech men had skyrocketing as it rose by 56 percent over the past ten years, surpassing the colon cancer as the most frequent type of cancer among men, medical expert Marek Babjuk told the Czech News Agency today.

However, there is good news that the mortality from the disease fell by 14 percent over the same period, Babjuk said.

 “In this respect, the Czech Republic has considerably outstripped the rest of Eastern European countries, all but closing the gap behind advanced Western countries,” he added.

Thanks to the better results of the treatment, the number of the patients who live with prostate cancer rose by up to 200 percent over the past 10 years, Babjuk said.

The findings ensue from the Czech National Cancer Registry (CNCR) and the international EuroCare 5 study.

From 2008 to 2012, the number of newly detected cases of prostate cancer was rising by 6 percent and the trend still continues.

In 2012, there were 43,913 men with this type of cancer in the Czech Republic, which 10.5 million people, and over 59,000 cases are expected for this year. This is a 35 percent growth, Babjuk said.

Next year, there may be 63,424 men with the prostate cancer and by 2020 almost 80,000, Babjuk said.

The disease is detected in its advanced stage among up to 20 percent of the men, which may be around 13,000 this year, he added. 

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