{"id":347681,"date":"2025-09-01T17:07:05","date_gmt":"2025-09-01T21:07:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/?p=347681"},"modified":"2025-09-01T17:10:29","modified_gmt":"2025-09-01T21:10:29","slug":"dominica-records-27-prostate-cancer-cases-in-2024-health-minister-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/homepage\/homepage-carousel\/dominica-records-27-prostate-cancer-cases-in-2024-health-minister-says\/","title":{"rendered":"Dominica recorded 27 prostate cancer cases for 2024, says health minister"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_347682\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-347682\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-347682\" src=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Health-Minister-Cassanni-Laville-642x391.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"390\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-347682\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Health Minister Cassanni Laville<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Health Minister Cassanni Laville has announced that Dominica has recorded a total of 27 prostate cancer cases in 2024.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">His comments came as Dominica joined the rest of the world to observe Prostate Cancer Awareness Month in September, a national initiative to promote early detection, screening, and support for those affected by prostate cancer.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Prostate cancer is the uncontrolled growth of cells in the prostate, a gland in the male reproductive system below the bladder. Abnormal growth of the prostate tissue is usually detected through screening tests, typically blood tests that check for prostate-specific antigen levels.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cProstate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer among men in Dominica,\u201d he said. \u201cIt is a condition that not only affects physical health, but also has significant impacts on families and communities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He continued, \u201cThe numbers speak clearly in 2024, out of 112 cases of cancer diagnosed in Dominica, 27 were prostate cancer. That means, nearly one in every four cancers, 24.1 percent, was prostate cancer.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Laville stated that this is a cause for concern, but also a cause for action.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Moreover, he pointed out that early detection saves lives.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWhen prostate cancer is identified early through regular screening, it can be treated effectively, and survival rates are significantly higher,\u201d Laville explained.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Health Minister Cassanni Laville has announced that Dominica has recorded a total of 27 prostate cancer cases in 2024. 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