CARCINOMA OF THE PROSTATE
EPIDEMIOLOGY
- MOST COMMON VISCERAL CANCER
- ABOUT 70/100,000 MEN IN US
- 200,000 NEW CASES/YR IN US
- 20% ARE LETHAL
- SECOND MOST COMMON CAUSE OF CANCER DEATH IN MEN
- PEAK INCIDENCE OF CLINICAL CANCER IS 65-75 YO
- LATENT CA IS EVEN MORE PREVALENT