High rates of advanced prostate cancer in the Middle East: Analysis from a tertiary care center

Conclusion: This is the first report showing the high proportion of men from ME presenting with de novo metastasis. This could be due to many factors, including the highly variable access to specialist multidisciplinary management, lack of awareness, and lack of PSA screening in the region. There is a clear need to raise the awareness about prostate cancer screening and early detection and to address the rising burden of advanced prostate cancer affecting men in the ME region.

Source: Urology Annals - October 12, 2021 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Marilyne Daher Talar Telvizian Christelle Dagher Zahi Abdul-Sater Sarah Abdel Massih Alissar EL Chediak Maya Charafeddine Mohammed Shahait Raafat Alameddine Sally Temraz Fady Geara Bassem Youssef Albert El Hajj Rami Nasr Wassim Wazzan Muhammad Bulbul Raja Source Type: research