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The death rate from prostate cancer has fallen by 20% in the past 20 years, figures from Cancer Research UK show.
In the early 1990s there were about 30 deaths per 100,000 men but this figure has fallen to about 24 deaths per 100,000, although the number of actual deaths has increased.
The charity says earlier diagnoses and new treatments such as hormone therapy and radiotherapy are behind the trend.
But experts say more work needs to be done to reduce deaths from the disease.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-24761675
In the early 1990s there were about 30 deaths per 100,000 men but this figure has fallen to about 24 deaths per 100,000, although the number of actual deaths has increased.
The charity says earlier diagnoses and new treatments such as hormone therapy and radiotherapy are behind the trend.
But experts say more work needs to be done to reduce deaths from the disease.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-24761675