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Israeli men have the highest survival rate for prostate cancer compared to other countries around the world.
The country’s health ministry announced this week that Israel has the lowest death rate from the disease in the world, ranking 143rd. jerusalem postIn addition, Arab men are less likely to be diagnosed with prostate cancer overall, according to data released by the agency.
However, Israel ranks 58th in the world in terms of prevalence, or how quickly a disease develops in a population.
The agency relies on data from Israel’s latest cancer registry figures for 2019, which show that 2,493 men were diagnosed with invasive prostate cancer. The overwhelming majority of those diagnosed were Jewish, accounting for 94.5% and Arabs at only 5%.
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A similar trend was found in data for people living in Israel who were diagnosed with cancer between 2015 and 2019.
Despite its low mortality risk, prostate cancer remains the most common cancer among Israeli men and the fourth leading cancer in terms of mortality. The number of Israeli men who died of cancer in 2019 was his 493, with most of the deaths he was over the age of 75.
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Between 1996 and 2019, Israel experienced a significant decline in mortality, but the average age of most deaths was 81 for Jewish men and 77 for Arab men. The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare released these findings to the public near the end of September, World Prostate Cancer Awareness Month.
When it comes to prostate cancer risk factors, family history, genetic mutations, and age are the main factors. However, certain lifestyle choices such as smoking, diet, and inflammation of the glands can have an impact.
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