Prostate Cancer Statistics
Aside from non-melanoma skin cancer, prostate cancer is the most common cancer among men in the United States. It is also one of the leading causes of cancer death among men of all races and Hispanic origin populations. For more information, visit Cancer Among Men.
In 2014 (the most recent year for which numbers are available)—
- 172,258 men in the United States were diagnosed with prostate cancer.†
- 28,343 men in the United States died from prostate cancer.†
†Data source: U.S. Cancer Statistics Working Group. United States Cancer Statistics: 1999–2014 Incidence and Mortality Web-based Report. Atlanta (GA): Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and National Cancer Institute; 2017. Available at: http://www.cdc.gov/uscs.
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- Page last updated: May 23, 2017
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