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Review
. 2016 Sep;33(3):182-5.
doi: 10.1055/s-0036-1586146.

Epidemiology of Prostate and Testicular Cancer

Pauline Filippou  1 , James E Ferguson 3rd  1 , Matthew E Nielsen  1
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Review

Epidemiology of Prostate and Testicular Cancer

Pauline Filippou et al. Semin Intervent Radiol. 2016 Sep.

Abstract

Prostate and testicular cancers account for a large percentage of cancer morbidity in men in the United States and worldwide due to high prevalence rates that continue to grow. Patterns of incidence and mortality vary greatly in both cancers among men of different age groups, ethnicities, and geographic locations. This article summarizes the incidence, prognosis, and risk factors of both prostate and testicular cancers, globally and in the United States.

Keywords: epidemiology; interventional radiology; men's health; prostate cancer; testicular cancer.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest All authors declare no conflict of interests with this article.

Figures

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Fig. 1
Estimated prostate cancer incidence worldwide in 2012. Source: GLOBOCAN 2012 http://globocan.iarc.fr/Pages/fact_sheets_cancer.aspx (accessed March 2016).
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SEER prostate cancer incidence from 1975 to 2012 by race/ethnicity. Source: SEER http://seer.cancer.gov/csr/1975_2012/browse_csr.php?sectionSEL=23&pageSEL=sect_23_zfig.03.html (accessed March 2016).
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Estimated prostate cancer mortality worldwide in 2012. Source: GLOBOCAN 2012 http://globocan.iarc.fr/Pages/fact_sheets_cancer.aspx (accessed March 2016).
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