Abstract

Prostate cancer was previously perceived to be low in Africa. Recent studies have shown that Africa has a high prevalence up to 300 per 100,000. This is close to that found among African Americans who have the highest incidence of prostate cancer in the world. In many African countries, prostate cancer is the leading cause of cancer among men. In many cases, it is closely following or even leading HIV related cancers such as cancer of the eye and Kaposi Sarcoma. The current article highlights this high incidence and several other elements related to its prevention, diagnosis and management which are peculiar to Africa, to such an extent that it is almost a different disease than that seen in developed countries.

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