Debré B, Geraud M, Flam T, Steg A
Urological Service, Hôpital Cochin, Paris, France.
J Int Med Res. 1990;18 Suppl 1:3-7. doi: 10.1177/03000605900180S102.
The worldwide incidence of prostatic cancer derived from data published by the Union Internationale contre le Cancer and the International Red Cross Committee has been estimated to be 200,000 new cases each year. Cases occur predominantly in the USA (75 per 100,000) and in northern Europe (40 per 100,000), whereas the incidence is low in Asia. Comparison of clinical series and autopsies confirms the high incidence of cancer in older age groups, although not all cases are seen clinically. Mortality increases more slowly than the incidence of the disease, indicating that diagnosis and treatment are increasingly effective. Aetiological factors remain the subject of much discussion, without any criteria appearing to be dominant.
根据国际癌症研究机构和国际红十字委员会公布的数据，全球前列腺癌的发病率估计为每年新增20万例。病例主要发生在美国（每10万人中有75例）和北欧（每10万人中有40例），而亚洲的发病率较低。临床系列和尸检结果的比较证实了老年人群中癌症的高发病率，尽管并非所有病例在临床上都能被发现。死亡率的增长速度比疾病发病率的增长速度慢，这表明诊断和治疗越来越有效。病因学因素仍是众多讨论的主题，没有任何一个标准显得占主导地位。
