What is the situation in Utah? How common is prostate cancer in Utah?
Prostate cancer is the most common cancer among males in Utah. In 2007, there were 1,640 men diagnosed with prostate cancer. Utah has the 11th highest rate of prostate cancer of all 50 states. In Utah, 171 out of 100,000 males have prostate cancer. In the United States, 157 out of 100,000 males have prostate cancer.
Sources:
http://apps.nccd.cdc.gov/uscs/toptencancers.aspx
http://apps.nccd.cdc.gov/uscs/statevsnational.aspx
http://ibis.health.utah.gov/query/result/ucr/UCRCntyICDO2/AgeRate.html
http://apps.nccd.cdc.gov/uscs/cancersrankedbystate.aspx#text
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