Prostate cancer is one of the most important health problems in men. According to the information from Centre of Health Promotion (CHP) in January 2010, prostate cancer recorded the largest increase in incidence rate among the common male cancers in Hong Kong during the past two decades. In 2007, prostate cancer was the fourth most common cancer in men and there were 1 205 newly diagnosed cases of prostate cancer. It accounted for 9.2% of all new cancer cases in males. It is the fifth leading cause of male cancer deaths in Hong Kong. In 2008, a total of 282 men died from this cancer, accounting for 3.8% of male cancer deaths.