Cameroon: Prostate cancer is no longer an old man’s disease. Here’s why

Author: Toto JacquesPublished on: November 2, 2026Country: Cameroon
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Cameroon: Prostate cancer is no longer an old man’s disease. Here’s why

Prostate cancer causes 2,064 new cases a year in Cameroon and is the country’s most common cancer among men, according to the National Strategic Plan to Fight Cancer. The urology department at Yaoundé Central Hospital is seeing increasingly younger patients. According to figures cited in the article, 70% of patients are over 40. Late testing and silence around the disease contribute to deaths, and Blue November alone is not enough to raise awareness.

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