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| Prostate cancer in Asia: a collaborative report-the situation in Sri Lanka |
| Anuruddha M Abeygunasekera
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Abstract I read with interest the article on Prostate cancer in Asia published in the inaugural issue of the Asian Journal of Urology [1]. The authors should be commended for their effort in compiling a comprehensive report. A note on the situation of prostate cancer in Sri Lanka would make it more complete; hence this letter. Sri Lanka is an island nation in South Asia situated close to South India with a population of 20 million. Prostate cancer is the 9th commonest cancer among Sri Lankan men [2]. The age adjusted rate of prostate cancer among men in Sri Lanka is 7.2/100, 000 for 2007, which is the latest available data [2]. This rate is based on data collected by the National Cancer Control Programme from oncology units of the country. Therefore some underreporting is expected.
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Published: 30 April 2015
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Corresponding Authors:
Anuruddha M Abeygunasekera
E-mail: amabey@sltnet.lk
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Rui C, Ren S, Yiu MK, Fai Ng C, Cheng WS, Ian LH, et al. Proatate cancer in Asia: a collaborative report. Asian J Urol 2014;1: 15-27.
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Cancer Incidence Data Sri Lanka 2007, Cancer Registry. 9th ed. National Cancer Control Programme; 2013.
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Abeygunasekera AM, Wijayarathna SN, de Silva K, Gobi U, Suvendran S, Weerasinghe S. Clinicopathological characteristics and primary treatment of prostate cancer in a urology unit of Sri Lanka. J Can Res Ther [Epub ahead of print]. Available from: http://www. cancerjournal.net/preprintarticle.asp?id=140839
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Metcalfe C, Patel B, Evans S, Ibrahim F, Anson K, Chinegwundoh F, et al. The risk of prostate cancer amongst South Asian men in Southern England: The PROCESS cohort study. BJU Int 2008;102:1407-12.
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