This Movember, what men should know about getting screened for prostate cancer – CBC

Nov 04, 2024

1 in 8 Canadian men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in their lifetimes

Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men, with an estimated one in eight Canadian men expected to be diagnosed in their lifetimes.

Experts like University of Alberta oncology professor John Lewis say the vast majority of men will have “some cancer in their prostate at some point in their lives.”

“For prostate cancer that remains in the prostate, localized, the survival rate at five years is virtually 100 per cent,” Lewis told The Dose host Dr. Brian Goldman.

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