Open AccessDemography and disease characteristics of prostate cancer in India
Author(s) -
H Krishnamoorthy,
Venugopal Padmanabha
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
indian journal of urology/indian journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.333
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1998-3824
pISSN - 0970-1591
DOI - 10.4103/0970-1591.174774
Subject(s) - medicine , prostate cancer , incidence (geometry) , disease , demography , cancer , population , prostate , cancer incidence , gynecology , environmental health , physics , sociology , optics
The incidence of prostate cancer has shown significant variation across the globe. Though the prevalence and characteristics of this disease have been extensively studied in many countries, data regarding the true incidence of prostate cancer in India is limited.