Prostate cancer deaths in UK hit record high of over 12,000 in 2017 | Society | The Guardian

Prostate cancer deaths in UK hit record high of over 12,000 in 2017 | Society | The Guardian: Disease is most common cancer in men in UK but rise is largely due to ageing population

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