MISSION
This Group focuses on treating cancers of the urinary tract and male reproductive system. They are especially concentrated on clinical research for prostate cancer while actively researching on rarer diseases and biomarker-driven research.
PRACTICE CHANGING RESEARCH
Understanding prostate cancer: a global perspective
The prostate gland, found only in men, is positioned between the bladder and the rectum. Prostate cancer, the second most common cancer in men globally, accounted for nearly 1.4 million new cases and 375,000 deaths in 202028. It is the most diagnosed male cancer in over half of the world’s countries.
While higher-income countries have the highest number of diagnoses, deaths are more prevalent in the Caribbean, sub-Saharan Africa, and Micronesia/Polynesia. Screening in higher-income countries contributes to early detection, explaining the variations.
28 Sung, H. et al. Global Cancer Statistics 2020: GLOBOCAN Estimates of Incidence and Mortality Worldwide for 36 Cancers in 185 Countries. CA Cancer J Clin 71, 209–249 (2021).
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