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Prostate Cancer
Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men and is the second largest cause of male cancer
deaths in UK.
Every hour one man dies from prostate cancer and over 40,000 men are diagnosed with prostate
cancer every year.
It's estimated that by 2030, prostate cancer will be the most common cancer.
Despite these figures, the level of awareness, understanding and support for prostate cancer lags
significantly behind that of women’s health causes.
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One in eight men in the UK will develop prostate cancer in their lifetime
The average age for men to be diagnosed with prostate cancer is between 70 and 74 years
More than 100 men are diagnosed with prostate cancer every day
Signs and symptoms
The symptoms of both benign enlargement of the prostate gland and malignant tumours (cancer)
are similar and can include any of the following:
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difficulty passing urine
passing urine more frequently than usual, especially at night
pain when passing urine
blood in the urine (this is not common)
If you have any of these symptoms it’s important to get them checked by your doctor. But
remember, most enlargements of the prostate are not cancer.
*Please note these statistics are taken from external websites such as Cancer Research UK.