The Dose 20:31 How can I protect myself from prostate cancer? Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men, with an estimated one in eight Canadian men expected to be diagnosed in their lifetimes. Experts like University of Alberta oncology professor John Lewis say the vast majority of men will have "some cancer in their prostate at some point in their lives." "For prostate cancer that remains in the prostate, localized, the survival rate at five years is virtually 100 per cent," Lewis told The Dose host Dr.
Brian Goldman. Still, the Canadian Cancer Society estimates that, on average, 14 Canadian men are expected to die from prostate cancer every day in 2024. John Lewis is a professor of oncology at the University of Alberta in Edmonton.
(Submitted by John Lewis) "Some prostate cancers are extremely aggressive," said Lewis. As a researcher who promotes Movember — an annual campaign in which men grow moustaches to raise awareness about men's health every November — Lewis says the key for physicians and patients is understanding the risks associated with prostate cancer, in order to determine how to screen for and treat the disease. What is prostate cancer? The prostate is a gland that's part of the male reproductive system, found just under the bladder and next to the rectum.
Lewis says he views prostate cancer as two distinct diseases "with two completely different outcomes": what's known as indolent cancer, which grows slowly and is less dangerous; and metastatic can.