Prostate cancer has overtaken lung cancer to become the most common cancer in men, with nearly 34,000 men diagnosed every year in the UK. Around 10,000 men die from prostate cancer every year in the UK. This works out as over one man every hour.
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The majority of men with prostate cancer are aged over 60 years. Although this cancer can also occur in younger individuals, it is very rare under the age of 50.
Unfortunately, early stage prostate cancer often does not cause symptoms. When they do occur they often include problems with urination which could also be caused by other, non-cancerous conditions.
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