The Patient Journey
One in seven men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer,1 with 1.2 million new cases in 2018.2 According to the American Cancer Society the overall 5-year survival rate is 99 percent for all stages of prostate cancer, however when diagnosed at stage IVB, the 5-year survival rate drops significantly to 29 percent.3
1. Prostate Cancer Risk Factors [Internet]. WebMD. 2018 [cited 5 November 2018]. Available from: https://www.webmd.com/prostate-cancer/guide/prostate-cancer-risk-factors 2. Prostate cancer statistics [Internet]. World Cancer Research Fund. 2018 [cited 5 November 2018]. Available from: https://www.wcrf.org/dietandcancer/cancer-trends/prostate-cancer-statistics 3. Survival Rates for Prostate Cancer [Internet]. Cancer.org. 2018 [cited 5 November 2018]. Available from: https://www.cancer.org/cancer/prostate-cancer/detection-diagnosis-staging/survival-rates.html#written_by Patel AR, Klein EA.
