Daniyal Muhammad, Siddiqui Zamir Ali, Akram Muhammad, Asif H M, Sultana Sabira, Khan Asmatullah
Faculty of Eastern Medicine and Surgery, Hamdard University Karachi, Pakistan E-mail :
Asian Pac J Cancer Prev. 2014;15(22):9575-8. doi: 10.7314/apjcp.2014.15.22.9575.
Prostate cancer is more common in men over the age of 65 years. There are 15% cases with positive family history of prostate cancer Worldwide. Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of death among the U.S. men. Prostate cancer incidence is strongly related to age with the highest rates in older man. Globally millions of people are suffering from this disease. This study aims to provide awareness about prostate cancer as well as an updated knowledge about the epidemiology, etiology, diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer.
前列腺癌在65岁以上男性中更为常见。全球有15%的前列腺癌病例有家族病史。前列腺癌是美国男性中第二大死因。前列腺癌的发病率与年龄密切相关，老年男性发病率最高。全球数百万人正遭受这种疾病的折磨。本研究旨在提高对前列腺癌的认识，并提供有关前列腺癌流行病学、病因、诊断和治疗的最新知识。
