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To review international patterns and secular trends in prostate cancer incidence to inform future epidemiological studies on disease etiology.

January 1, 2001Epidemiologic ReviewsOpen Access

Trends and Patterns of Prostate Cancer: What Do They Suggest?

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To review international patterns and secular trends in prostate cancer incidence to inform future epidemiological studies on disease etiology.
Synthesized observational data from international population-based cancer registries across multiple countries.
Evaluated the impact of screening practices, diagnostic accuracy, registry completeness, healthcare access, and risk factor prevalence on reported trends.
Prostate cancer incidence increased across all evaluated population-based registries worldwide, despite wide baseline variations across geographical regions.
Observed upward trends reflect both genuine shifts in risk factor prevalence and substantial diagnostic artifacts, including widespread screening and enhanced detection quality.
Significant disparities in prostate cancer risk and incidence persist across distinct racial and ethnic populations.

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Epidemiological review reveals rising prostate cancer rates globally, highlighting the combined impact of screening and diagnostic practices.

Hsing et al. (2001) studied this question.

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Epidemiological review reveals rising prostate cancer rates globally, highlighting the combined impact of screening and diagnostic practices.