Cancer is one of the biggest killers in Scotland. In Scotland around 27,000 new cases were diagnosed in 2005 (not including non-melanoma skin cancers). For males, the most common cancers are lung, prostate cancer and colorectal cancers accounting for 53% of cancers in males.
Ten most common cancers in males:
- Trachea, bronchus and lung
- Prostate Cancer
- Colorectal
- Head and Neck
- Bladder
- Oesophagus
- Stomach
- Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
- Malignant melanoma of skin
- Kidney
Out of the 27,000 new cases diagnosed in 2005, 12,749 of the people diagnosed were male. 19.5% trachea, bronchus and lung cancer, 19% prostate cancer and 14.5% colorectal (bowel) cancer.
Cancer in Scotland: statistical report produced by Information Services Division, NHS National Services Scotland. The report is due to be revised in May 2009.
Male specific cancers
Prostate Cancer
Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men in the UK representing a quarter of all new cases of cancer diagnosed in men. In 2004, the number of new cases of prostate cancer diagnosed in the UK reached almost 35,000. Around 60% of prostate cancer cases are diagnosed in men aged over 70.
How many men survive prostate cancer?
Around 7 in 10 of newly diagnosed prostate cancer patients now survive beyond five year. In the 1970s it was only 3 in 10.
How many men die from prostate cancer?
- Prostate cancer is the second most common cause of death in UK men, after lung cancer
- Each year around 10,000 men in the UK die from prostate cancer
Cancer Research UK
Testicular Cancer
Testicular cancer, though the most common cancer in young men, is rare. Overall there are around 2,000 cases diagnosed each year in the UK. The highest at risk age group is between 18-32 years old. Between the age of 15 and 50 about 1in 500 develop this problem all though there has been an 84% rise in incidence of testicular cancer in Britain since the late 1970s and this rate is still increasing. As testicular cancer can usually be successfully treated, mortality is very low. Advances in the treatment of testicular cancer has led to a fall in UK mortality rates since the late 1970s, the mortality rate is now only 0.3 per 100,000.
Orchid – Fighting Male Cancer
Useful weblinks
The Prostate Cancer Charity
Information about Prostate Cancer, symptoms, treatments etc.
Cancer Research UK
Provides information on all cancer types
Orchid - Fighting Male Cancer
Orchid exists to save men's lives from testicular, prostate and penile cancers through pioneering research and promoting awareness.
Scottish Bowel Screening Programme
ScotPHO
Scottish data on Prostate Cancer: mortality, survival, prevelance, lifetime risks and deprivation.
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