Prostate Cancer

Figures marked with an asterisk have been rounded.

Across the UK

• Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men.
• Every hour one man dies from prostate cancer – that’s more than 10,000 every year.
• Over 40,000* men are diagnosed with prostate cancer every year – that’s more than 100* men diagnosed every day.
• It’s estimated that by 2030, prostate cancer will be the most common cancer.
• One in eight men will get prostate cancer.
• Over a quarter of a million* men are living with and after prostate cancer.
• Two out of three adults don’t know what the prostate gland does.

In Scotland

• Nearly 3,000* men are diagnosed with prostate cancer every year in Scotland.
• More than 700* men die every year from prostate cancer in Scotland.
• Every day two men die from prostate cancer in Scotland.

In England

• Over 34,000* men are diagnosed every year in England.
• More than 8,000* men die every year from prostate cancer in England.
• Every hour one man dies from prostate cancer in England.

In Wales

• Over 2,000* men are diagnosed every year in Wales.
• Over 500* men die every year from prostate cancer in Wales.

In Northern Ireland

• Over 900* men are diagnosed every year in Northern Ireland.
• More than 200* men die every year from prostate cancer in Northern Ireland.

Source.

http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-help/type/prostate-cancer/