Europe-Urology Week - organised on 14 and 15 September 2009

- Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in Western world.

- Every year 346,000 new cases of prostate cancer are detected in Europe alone.

- More than 50% of men over 50 have urological complaints due to benign conditions.

- Epidemiologic data indicate that erectile dysfunction (ED) is a significant problem among men worldwide. As many as 42.8 million men are expected to suffer from ED in Europe alone in 2025.

Just a few facts about urological conditions, which affect the lives of millions of men and women every day. Shame and undetected symptoms are among the key reasons why many Europeans neglect to seek medical help when experiencing urological complaints. And that is too bad, since often there is help available.

Urology Week - organised on 14 and 15 September 2009 - is a tool with which the European Association of Urology (EAU), the European knowledge centre of urology in Arnhem, wishes to stimulate people over 50 to visit their doctors when they suffer from such complaints..

The EAU has selected prostate conditions and erectile dysfunction to be the key themes of Urology Week. We seek to create more awareness of urological conditions and the work of the urologist among the European public, especially those over 50, since they are the ones who suffer from these conditions most. The organisation cooperates closely with Europa UOMO, a European advocacy movement for the fight against prostate cancer, and other specialist and patient organisations at a European level.

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