Diagnosed cancers among males aged 50-59 years in South Africa 2019, by type
overall number of prostate cancer diagnoses in males in 2019. Compared to the number of prostate cancer diagnoses made among the 40 to 49 year age group, this presents a concerning increase.
In 2019, prostate cancer was the most common cancer occurring in males between the ages of 50 and 59 years with 1,927 diagnoses, which contributed around 18 percent to the