Prostate cancer cases to double between 2020 and 2040, deaths to rise by 85 per cent: Lancet study

Globally, the study estimated yearly cases of prostate cancer to be 14 lakh and yearly deaths due to the disease to stand at 3.75 lakh in 2020. The prostate cancer cases are projected to rise to 29 lakh a year and almost seven lakh prostate cancer deaths a year by 2040.
Source – ETHealth World