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Epidemiology of Prostate Cancer in Europe: Patterns, Trends and Determinants

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Prostate cancer is a substantial public health problem worldwide. It is the most common neoplasm among men and third-ranked cause of cancer death in Europe, with almost 400,000 cases and over 92,000 deaths. Beginning in the early to mid-1990s, the PSA-induced detection of a substantial number of early-stage prostate cancers brought about rapid increases in population-level incidence rates, initially across the higher-income countries of Northern, Western and Southern Europe. Prostate cancer incidence rates are on the increase in populations across all European regions, ranging from 3 to 10 % per annum. At the same time, mortality rates are uniformly in decline in 24 countries in Europe, with the only exception, the Baltic countries, where mortality rates are high and stable or rising.

This chapter seeks to describe the current profile of prostate cancer in Europe, compare recent trends in incidence and mortality and assess the factors that contribute to this evolving landscape. The epidemiology of prostate cancer and the prospects of prevention are reviewed.

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We thank Mathieu Laversanne for development of the tables and figures included in this chapter.

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Bray, F., Kiemeney, L.A. (2017). Epidemiology of Prostate Cancer in Europe: Patterns, Trends and Determinants. In: Bolla, M., van Poppel, H. (eds) Management of Prostate Cancer. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-42769-0_1

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