Prostate cancer myth putting UK men at risk, charity warns
- New Macmillan Cancer Support data shows around 600,000 men are living with prostate cancer in the UK, an increase of 100,000 since 2020.
- More than 68,000 men are diagnosed with prostate cancer across the country each year, representing approximately one diagnosis every eight minutes.
- Macmillan warned that prostate cancer often develops without symptoms in its early stages, urging men not to assume feeling well means they are clear of the disease.
- The condition predominantly affects men over 50, but Black men and those with a family history of prostate cancer face an elevated risk.
- Experts attribute the surge in cases to an ageing population, improved diagnostics and treatment, alongside increased public awareness.
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