Diagnosed cancers among males aged 60-69 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 50 to 59 year age group, this presents a concerning increase.
In 2019, prostate cancer was the most common cancer occurring in males between the ages of 60 and 69 years with 4,102 diagnoses, which contributed around 39 percent to the