In many countries medicines for tuberculosis, cancer, Aids and other life-threatening ailments as well as vaccines for polio are given free of charge. Residents suffering from common ailments will be able to get treatment from pharmacists under the new service.
1 Age: Most people who get bladder cancer are older in age. The average age at diagnosis is 73, and 90 percent of patients are over age 55.  Race: Bladder cancer is twice as common among Caucasians as African Americans. This disease is less common among Hispanics, Asians and Native Americans.
Peter Latos, prostate cancer victim, would have celebrated his 50th birthday on May 3. (Courtesy Peter Latos Prostate Cancer Foundation) The average age of diagnosis is about 66, and about six in 10 prostate cancer cases are diagnosed in men age 65 or older, according to the American Cancer Society. It will kill roughly one in 38 men, making it the second leading cause of death among American men as well.