My Research on the Incidence of Prostate Cancer

Hi, It's me again

I've been spending this evening looking at the ProstateCancerUK website: https://prostatecanceruk.org and thought I would share my views.

I've used some of the data from the Prostate Cancer UK website, (I hope they don't mind)

I've also used data from the CancerResearchUK website:

http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/health-professional/cancer-statistics/incidence/common-cancers-compared#heading-One


Prostate Cancer is the most common cancer in UK males accounting for over a quarter of all male cases! This compares with 14% lung cancers and 13% bowel cancer.

Over 47,000 men are diagnosed with Prostate Cancer every year, thats 130 men every day.

One man dies every hour from Prostate Cancer and related illnesses, more than 11,000 every year.

One in Eight men will get Prostate Cancer in their lifetime.

Over 3000 men are living with, or after Prostate Cancer.

Age  

Prostate cancer mainly affects men over 50, and your risk increases with age. The average age for men to be diagnosed with prostate cancer is between 65 and 69 years. If you are under 50, your risk of getting prostate cancer is very low. Men under 50 can get it, but it isn’t common.

Afro Caribbean men

Afro Caribbean men are more likely to get prostate cancer than other men. In the UK, about 1 in 4 Afro Caribbean men will get prostate cancer at some point in their lives. It's not yet known why this happens, I assume it must be Gene related.

Body weight

Research shows that being overweight or obese increases your risk of getting cancer that’s more likely to spread (called aggressive) or advanced prostate cancer (cancer that has spread outside the prostate).

Height

I've also read that taller men have increased risk of aggressive Prostate cancer - It seems bit odd to me (but what would I know).

Help

When I was first diagnosed the heIp received was fantastic. When I received the bad news there was a Macmillan nurse waiting to talk to my wife and I about the various help options available to me. I received a very helpful booklet:

http://be.macmillan.org.uk/Downloads/CancerInformation/CancerTypes/MAC11639EarlyprostateE420150227.pdf

I visited the Prostate Cancer UK website and contacted one of their nurses to discuss my concerns and she arranged for a fellow sufferer to contact me to offer advice. I found this particularly helpful.

If you have any concerns about the Cancer & Treatment, don't worry, there is lots of help available.

That's all for today, will be writing again soon

Keep Well
Ian