Chief Healthcare Executive September 25, 2024
More people are being diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer. Dr. William Dahut of the American Cancer Society talks about the need for more awareness, and for doctors to have more conversations with patients.
After years of declines, more men have been diagnosed with prostate cancer in recent years.
The incidence of prostate cancer had dropped for several years, but the number of new cases has risen 3% annually since 2014, according to the American Cancer Society. The number of men being diagnosed with advanced stage prostate cancer has risen 5% annually in recent years.
William Dahut, MD, chief scientific officer for the American Cancer Society, said it’s especially disturbing to see the uptick in people with more advanced stages of...
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