Is Prostate Cancer a Problem in Africa and the Caribbean?

 

YES: Prostate Cancer is the Leading Cancer in African Descent Men Around the World:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prostate Cancer Deaths Will Increase Dramatically in the Coming Decades (Table shows number of prostate cancer deaths):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Why Conduct Prostate Cancer Research in Africa and the Caribbean?

 

• We can learn from Africa and the Caribbean:

  • Unique variation in risk and phenotype

  • Unique exposures, genomics and risk factors.

  • Unique disease natural history.

  • Ability to relate disease in Africa to understand disease in the African diaspora.
     

• Prostate cancer is an important and under-appreciated disease in Africa and the Caribbean:

  • There is a need to improve prostate cancer prevention, detection, and treatment in Africa.

  • Health status of a population relates to security, economic development, and social development.

  • Research can help accomplish these goals.