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By 2040, cases of prostate cancer are likely to double worldwide to 2.9 million per year, from 1.4 million per year in 2020, according to a new analysis published in the Lancet Commission.

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• Prostate cancer is cancer that occurs in the prostate.
• Prostate cancer, which accounts for 15 per cent of all male cancers, is already a major cause of death and disability.
• It is the most common form of male cancer in more than half of the world’s countries.
• The currently available prostate cancer screening is the PSA test — a blood test that measures protein levels called prostate-specific antigen (PSA).