前列腺癌在欧美国家是常见的恶性肿瘤,占美国男性癌肿的第二位,居癌肿死亡率的第三位。发病率随年龄而增长,40岁以下者罕见,但80岁以上者尸解检出率可高达50%。据国内资料统计,70年代前列腺癌的发病率较60年代增长70%,居泌尿男生殖系恶性肿瘤增长率的首位。随着人类寿命的延长,其发病率势必进一步增加,应给与必要的重视。近年来,国外对前列腺癌的诊断及治疗均有较大进展,现概述如下: Prostate cancer is a common malignancy in Europe and the United States, accounting for the second largest male cancer in the United States, and the third highest cancer mortality rate. Incidence increases with age, and is rarely seen in those under the age of 40, but autopsy detection rates can reach as high as 50% in people over 80 years of age. According to domestic statistics, the incidence of prostate cancer in the 1970s was 70% higher than that of the 1960s, ranking first in the growth rate of urinary and male reproductive malignancies. With the extension of human life, its incidence is bound to increase further and should be given the necessary attention. In recent years, foreign countries have made great progress in the diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer.