Hyderabad, Oct. 15 -- : Nearly seven in 10 Indian men aged 45 and above cannot identify a single risk factor for prostate cancer, while only around one in six have ever undergone screening, according to a national survey conducted by the Heal Foundation.
The survey covered 1,036 men aged 45 and above across Delhi-NCR, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Telangana and Maharashtra.
Its findings were released as part of an initiative to build consensus on prostate cancer awareness and care in India.
According to the survey, 68.9 per cent of respondents could not name any prostate cancer risk factor, while only 13.2 per cent recognised family history as a risk indicator. Around 75 per cent believed monitoring should begin only at the age of 50 or later, ...