Study of prostate cancer prevalence in Kazakhstan

Introduction. Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death worldwide, including developed countries. There are epidemiological studies on the prevalence of this disease in Central Asia. However, a study about the prevalence of prostate cancer depending on ethnicity in Kazakhstan was not conducted yet. Objective. To assess the incidence rates of prostate cancer in relation to ethnicity, age and morphological type of tumour (in Kazakhstan). Methods. This is a retrospective study of morphologically verified cases of prostate cancer, performed on 7082 patients during the period 2015-2019. According to ethnicity, the patients were subdivided into the following groups: Central Asians, Slavs, and other nationalities. Four categories were identified by age: