As prostate cancer cases rise across India, experts say delayed diagnosis remains one of the biggest challenges. While the disease was once seen mainly in metropolitan cities like Delhi, Mumbai, and Bengaluru, specialists are now seeing increasing numbers of patients from smaller towns and neighbouring states such as Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and Haryana. “We are definitely seeing more prostate cancer than we did a few years ago. Earlier, most of these patients came from big cities. Today, a large number of people coming to us are from UP, Bihar, Haryana and other smaller towns. That tells us awareness is improving, but many men are still reaching us too late,” said Dr. Ashwin Mallya, Uro-Oncologist and Robotic Surgeon, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital.
