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Percent of Prostate Cancer Cases by Stage

Date PostedFriday, January 17, 2020

77% - Localized: About a third of the men in this category are eligible to choose Active Surveillance

13% - Regional

6% - Distant

4% - Unknown

For more information, see: https://seer.cancer.gov/statfacts/html/prost.html