Prostate Cancer Statistics :U.S. Cancer Statistics Working Group 2004 data

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Statistics

Prostate cancer is one of the most commonly diagnosed cancers in the U.S. In 2004 (the most recent year for which statistics are currently available):

189,075 men were diagnosed with prostate cancer*
29,002 men died from prostate cancer*
*Source: U.S. Cancer Statistics Working Group. U.S. Cancer Statistics Working Group. United States Cancer Statistics: 2004 Incidence and Mortality. Atlanta (GA): Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and National Cancer Institute; 2007.

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Page last updated: October 30, 2007
Content source: Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion