Management in Practice - Prostate cancer rates in England rising

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The report also details that prostrate cancer rates went up by 36% during

the decade starting from 1998 to 2008, to 97.5 every 100,000 people in

England.

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A Department of Health spokesman said: " As the population continues to age,

the incidence of cancer rises.

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Kathy

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Kathy of course we don't have automatic screening here, though patient groups and charities have worked on awareness, this may explain some of the rise

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Management in Practice - Prostate cancer rates in England rising

The report also details that prostrate cancer rates went up by 36% duringthe decade starting from 1998 to 2008, to 97.5 every 100,000 people inEngland.SnipA Department of Health spokesman said: "As the population continues to age,the incidence of cancer rises.http://www.managementinpractice.com/default.asp?title=ProstatecancerratesinEnglandrising & page=article.display & article.id=23499 If link does not work then copy and paste or read on VPCC Facebook page.Kathy