The world recorded an estimated 1.4 million new cases of prostate cancer and 0.37 million deaths in 2020. India reported 34,540 incidences and 16,783 deaths, which is more than 60% of the prostate cancer burden in South-Central Asia.
According to the Indian Council of Medical Research, prostate cancer is the third most common cancer in Indian men.
Prostate cancer develops in the prostate gland, a walnut-sized organ situated underneath the bladder in men. It is one of the most common types of cancer in men, but the good news is that, when detected early, the prognosis for prostate cancer is generally favorable.
Symptoms of prostate cancer are rare, and many men show no symptoms while some others get diagnose while being investigated for other common urinary complaints like difficulty in urination which is more common due to benign prostate enlargment and is very common in elderly men.