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Asulin et al., in 2004, reported on cancer incidence and mortality in Grenada, Carriacou, and Petit Martinique. The available cancer incidence data covers the period 1996-2000; mortality data is available for the period 1990-2000. Their study provides the following information:
- The age-standardized rate for all cancer sites in men was 158.2/100,000.
- The most common form of cancer diagnosed among males was prostate cancer (at 61.4 percent of cases).
- The age-standardized mortality rate for all cancer sites in men was 165/100,000.
- The most common cause of cancer-specific death among males was prostate cancer (at 53.6 percent).
According to Health in the Americas, 2007 (issued by the Pan American Health Organization or PAHO):
- Between 2003 and 2005, there were 634 reported cases of cancer in Grenada, for an average of 211 cases per year.
- In males of 45 years and older there is an increased prevalence of prostate cancer; 45 cases were reported in 2003 and 44 in 2004.
By comparison, an earlier PAHO report stated that:
- There were 29 cases of prostate cancer in an undefined period (perhaps between 1997 and 1999).
Also in 2007 it was reported that:
- Yearwood established a prostate cancer registry for Grenada in 1996 that had recorded 300 patients as of June 2007, including 28 new prostate cancer cases in the first 6 months of 2007.
If you know of additional sources of specific or current information about the incidence, prevalence and mortality of prostate cancer on Anguilla, we would be interested in learning about them. Please post such information in the comment box below.
