Prostate Cancer - 10/2/2008
South Australian Statistics
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In 2005, 1,462 South Australian men were diagnosed with prostate cancer, 136 more than in the previous year
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259 South Australia men died from prostate cancer in 2005
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Prostate cancer mortality has decreased by nearly 25 per cent between 1995 and 2005
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One in eight South Australian men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer
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Prostate Cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in males in South Australia (after non-melanoma skin cancer), accounting for more than 30 per cent of all male cancers diagnosed.
Sources: Major Cancers in South Australia 1977-2005, Cancer Registry SA, The Department of Health Cancer in South Australia 2005, with projections to 2008, Cancer Registry SA, The Department of Health
General Statistics
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13,526 new cases of prostate cancer were diagnosed in 2003. It’s the most common form of cancer diagnosed in Australian men after non-melanoma skin cancers.
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In 2003, 2,837 Australian men died of prostate cancer
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It’s the second leading cause of cancer deaths after lung cancer
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Prostate cancer is rare before the age of 45
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About 85 per cent of new cases and more than 96 per cent of deaths occur in men over the age of 60.
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After diagnosis, a majority of men survive for 10 years or more.
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The rate of prostate cancer will increase as the population ages.
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About 10 per cent of men with prostate cancer have a family history of relatives with the disease. In some families, this may be random coincidence, but in other families it is due to an inherited tendency to develop prostate cancer.
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