前列腺癌是老年男性常见的疾病,在欧美等发达国家和地区,它是男性最常见的恶性肿瘤,在美国其发病率已超过肺癌,成为第一位危害男性健康的肿瘤,死亡率居于第二位,仅次于肺癌。前列腺癌发病率在我国呈逐年上升的趋势,在城乡之间存在较大差异,特别是大城市发病率更高。2009年我国前列腺癌发病率为9.92/10万,而上海的前列腺癌发病率更是高达32.23/10万,是全国平均发病率的三倍。前列腺癌发病率已跃居上海市泌尿生殖系统恶性肿瘤的首位,并在男性十大肿瘤排名中上升至第5位。 Prostate cancer is a common disease in elderly men. It is the most common malignant tumor in men and women in developed countries and regions such as Europe and the United States. Its incidence has surpassed that of lung cancer in the United States, becoming the first cancer to endanger men’s health and the mortality rate ranks second Bit, second only to lung cancer. The incidence of prostate cancer in our country is showing an upward trend year by year, there is a big difference between urban and rural areas, especially in larger cities with a higher incidence. The incidence of prostate cancer in China in 2009 was 9.92 / 100,000, while the incidence of prostate cancer in Shanghai was as high as 32.23 / 100,000, three times the national average. The incidence of prostate cancer has jumped to the top of the genitourinary system in Shanghai and rose to No. 5 among the top ten men in the world.