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Current and projected number of years of life lost due to prostate cancer: A global study.

Diana R WithrowSophie PilleronNikita NikitaJacques FerlaySwapnil SharmaBrian David NicholsonTimothy R RebbeckGrace L Lu-Yao
Published in: The Prostate (2022)
There are wide variations in the burden of prostate cancer globally as measured by YLL. The burden of prostate cancer is projected to increase over time and appears to be highest in Sub-Saharan Africa, Eastern Europe, and Latin America and the Caribbean. It will be critical to plan and implement programs to reduce the burden of prostate cancer globally.
Keyphrases
  • prostate cancer
  • radical prostatectomy
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