Prostate cancer
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What is prostate cancer?
Prostate cancer is a malignant tumor involving the prostate gland. Prostate cancer is generally slow growing and often does not show signs or symptoms in early stages. It is seen more often in men over the age of 50
Common symptoms reported by people with prostate cancer
Treatments taken by people for prostate cancer
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Compare treatments taken by people with prostate cancer
Let’s build this page together! When you share what it’s like to have prostate cancer through your profile, those stories and data appear here too.
Got a question about living with prostate cancer? Members in the forum might have the answers.
Who has prostate cancer on PatientsLikeMe?
- 0 new patients joined this month
- 1132 say prostate cancer is their primary condition
| Age | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| <20 | 0 | |
| 20s | 40 | |
| 30s | 131 | |
| 40s | 88 | |
| 50s | 85 | |
| 60s | 101 | |
| 70+ | 287 |
| Age at first symptom | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| 0-19 years | 21 | |
| 20-29 years | 24 | |
| 30-39 years | 12 | |
| 40-49 years | 12 | |
| 50-59 years | 10 | |
| 60-69 years | 9 | |
| 70+ years | 10 |
Distribution of sex
| Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 1228 | |
| Female | 65 |
| Diagnosis status | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Diagnosed | 855 | |
| Not Diagnosed | 64 |