An Estimate of the Incidence of Prostate Cancer in Africa: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Prostate cancer (PCa) is rated the second most common cancer and sixth leading cause of cancer deaths among men globally. Reports show that African men suffer disproportionately from PCa compared to men from other parts of the world. It is still quite difficult to accurately describe the burden of P...

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Published in:	PloS one Vol. 11; no. 4; p. e0153496
Main Authors:	Adeloye, Davies, David, Rotimi Adedeji, Aderemi, Adewale Victor, Iseolorunkanmi, Alexander, Oyedokun, Ayo, Iweala, Emeka E. J., Omoregbe, Nicholas, Ayo, Charles K.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Public Library of Science 13.04.2016 Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Subjects:	Adult Africa - epidemiology Age Factors Aged Aged, 80 and over Biology and Life Sciences Cancer Cancer therapies Comparative analysis Demographic aspects Developing countries Global health Health aspects Humans Incidence Infectious diseases Information science LDCs Male Medical diagnosis Medical research Medical screening Medicine and Health Sciences Men Mens health Meta-analysis Middle Aged Mortality Oncology Palliative care People and Places Prevalence studies (Epidemiology) Prostate cancer Prostatic Neoplasms - epidemiology Public health Quality assessment Registration Research and Analysis Methods Reviews Risk factors Scientific papers Search engines Systematic review Urology Websites Nigeria Africa
ISSN:	1932-6203, 1932-6203
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