Gurgaon/New Delhi: As life increasingly prolongs, men are inching towards higher probability of having prostate cancer.
As evidenced by Delhi NCR cancer registry, it has become the second most common cancer in men, next only to lung cancer.
Age being its major risk factor, Prostate cancer is still mainly a malignancy of elderly males but an ‘Update in Management of Carcinoma Prostate’ organised by Medanta- The Medicity has underlined that, of late, a disruptive trend has been noticed that even men of younger age are being diagnosed as having prostate carcinoma. And also, prostate cancer in younger men is more aggressive and therefore more life threatening than in older men.
Hard facts that emerged from this valuable update were: The disease is growing by 1% every year; one new case occurs every 2.5 minutes; one man dies from Prostate Cancer every 17 minutes and chances of having prostate cancer increases rapidly after the age of 50 years.
In the light of these daunting facts, the said updates in the leadership of Dr. N.P. Gupta, Chairman, Kidney and Urology Institute, Medanta- The Medicity, serve as a timely wake up call. Over 125 surgeons, physicians, urologists, radiation and medical oncologists from India and abroad participated in the conference, marking the beginning of World Prostate Disease Month i.e. September.