National Prostate Cancer Audit Annual Report 2021
The National Prostate Cancer Audit (NPCA) has published its latest annual report. Based on data from men diagnosed with, or treated for, prostate cancer between 1 April 2019 and 31 March 2020 in England and Wales, the report assesses the care provided and outcomes in addition to the impact of COVID-19.
The report found that the number of men diagnosed with prostate cancer in England and Wales was 45,885. This is an increase on the number reported for 2017-18 (42,668) but down from the unusually high number for 2018-19 (52,850). Other findings include:
- The proportion of men presenting with metastatic disease at diagnosis in England and Wales is stable at 13%.
- The proportion of men recorded as having an emergency readmission within 90 days of radical prostate cancer surgery is 13%, similar to the 14% reported in 2020, and
- Medium-term outcomes are similar or better than previous years, including the finding that genitourinary complications following radical prostatectomy have reduced slightly since last year’s report. 7% of men experienced at least one genitourinary complication within two years of their prostatectomy compared to 9% the previous year.
The report also found that the COVID-19 pandemic had a profound impact on the care provided to patients with cancer, with delays in diagnosis and treatment, including:
- A 54% reduction in the number of patients newly diagnosed with prostate cancer during April-June 2020 compared with the same period from 2019, and
- A 48% reduction in the number of men undergoing radical prostatectomy from April – June 2020 compared with 2019 (21% vs 17%).
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