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Prostate cancer rates have increased in recent years, especially in cases with advanced stages, according to the American Cancer Society as published in its CA flagship journal. Incidence grew at 3.0% annually from 2014 through 2021, just after a period of 6.4% annual decreases from 2007 through 2014. Over the past decade, late-stage disease has increased by 2.6% annually in men younger than 55 years, 6.0% annually in men aged 55–69 years, and 6.2% annually in men aged 70 years and older. Additionally, the society reports that mortality slowed from 3%-4% per year during the 1990s and 2000s to 0.6% per year over the past decade. Compared with White men, Black men have double the prostate cancer mortality.
Common in your community: Prostate cancer is the most common cancer diagnosis in men, however, survival is the highest of any malignant cancer, largely attributed to relatively recent adoption of prostate-specific antigen screening tests. Read more about potential urgent care presentations from the JUCM archive: Back Pain From Vertebral Metastases in Prostate Cancer: A Case Report