More than a third of men in Scotland are diagnosed with prostate cancer only after it has spread to another part of the body

Proportion of men diagnosed at stage 4 in the UK

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35

Scotland 35%

North-east and Yorkshire 20.1%

Northern Ireland 20%

Wales 19%

Midlands 17.8%

North-west 17.1%

South-west 16.8%

East 15.6%

South-east 14.7%

London 12.5%

Guardian graphic. Source: Prostate Cancer UK analysis of NHS, National Prostate Cancer Audit, Public Health Wales, Queens University Belfast and Public Health Scotland data. Note: Stage 4 cancer, also known as metastatic cancer, means the cancer has spread to another part of the body