Despite advances in diagnostic and surgical techniques, the mortality rate from prostate cancer has not gone down in India.

According to experts, there is a clear lack of awareness about the disease and this is why 80-90% patients visit hospital in advanced stages when the cancer has already spread to other organs. It's the second most common type of cancer in men in Delhi and the third most common in the country.

"If the patient comes to us at an early stage when the cancer is localized to prostate gland, there are maximum chances for curing the disease through surgical removal of the gland. Unfortunately, in our country most cases are detected at later stages due to which the mortality rate is higher," said Dr N P Gupta, chairman, Medanta Kidney and Urology Institute.............Read more

Source web page: Times of India