Prostate cancer perspective: Africa versus the world
Prostate cancer (PCa) is one of the most commonly diagnosed cancers among men, with a rising global incidence. Currently, the PCa landscape is vastly different between developed countries and Africa. Of note, owing to various biological, socioeconomic and institutional factors, black African me...
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Prostate cancer (PCa) is one of the most commonly diagnosed cancers among men, with a rising global incidence. Currently, the PCa landscape is vastly different between developed countries and Africa. Of note, owing to various biological, socioeconomic and institutional factors, black African men often present with more advanced disease and suffer greater mortality. This review will focus on the burden of PCa globally and in Africa, compare the state of the disease in Africa with that in more developed regions of the world, and answer the question why it can sometimes look like a ‘different’ disease compared with developed regions. In addition, we address the racial disparities of PCa.
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| spelling | doaj-art-4c7a9f2ed0714949b669a8c85e8fe8e82025-02-10T12:26:17ZengSouth African Medical AssociationSouth African Medical Journal0256-95742078-51352024-04-01114410.7196/SAMJ.2024.v114i4.1950Prostate cancer perspective: Africa versus the worldB Marais0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0637-0339G Klopper1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6139-810XJ John2 Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Frere Hospital and Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Walter Sisulu University, East London, South AfricaDivision of Otolaryngology, Department of Surgery, Frere Hospital and Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Walter Sisulu University, East London, South AfricaDivision of Urology, Department of Surgery, Frere Hospital and Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Walter Sisulu University, East London, South Africa; Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, South Africa Prostate cancer (PCa) is one of the most commonly diagnosed cancers among men, with a rising global incidence. Currently, the PCa landscape is vastly different between developed countries and Africa. Of note, owing to various biological, socioeconomic and institutional factors, black African men often present with more advanced disease and suffer greater mortality. This review will focus on the burden of PCa globally and in Africa, compare the state of the disease in Africa with that in more developed regions of the world, and answer the question why it can sometimes look like a ‘different’ disease compared with developed regions. In addition, we address the racial disparities of PCa. https://samajournals.co.za/index.php/samj/article/view/1950Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA)AfricaSouth AfricaClinical PresentationTNM-StagingDigital Rectal Examination |
| spellingShingle | B Marais G Klopper J John Prostate cancer perspective: Africa versus the world South African Medical Journal Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) Africa South Africa Clinical Presentation TNM-Staging Digital Rectal Examination |
| title | Prostate cancer perspective: Africa versus the world |
| title_full | Prostate cancer perspective: Africa versus the world |
| title_fullStr | Prostate cancer perspective: Africa versus the world |
| title_full_unstemmed | Prostate cancer perspective: Africa versus the world |
| title_short | Prostate cancer perspective: Africa versus the world |
| title_sort | prostate cancer perspective africa versus the world |
| topic | Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) Africa South Africa Clinical Presentation TNM-Staging Digital Rectal Examination |
| url | https://samajournals.co.za/index.php/samj/article/view/1950 |
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