How is prostate cancer diagnosed? What are the symptoms of prostate cancer progression?

Nowadays, people are afraid of cancer, but in fact, the number of people suffering from cancer is increasing year by year, and the same is true for prostate cancer, which is very harmful to men's health. So how is prostate cancer diagnosed? This is also what everyone wants to know now. Here is a brief introduction for everyone.

How is prostate cancer diagnosed?

The clinical diagnosis of prostate cancer mainly relies on rectal examination, serum pSA, transrectal prostate ultrasound and pelvic MRI examination. CT is less sensitive than MRI in diagnosing early prostate cancer. Due to the high rate of bone metastasis of prostate cancer, radionuclide bone scan is usually performed before deciding on a treatment plan. Pathological examination of prostate puncture biopsy is required to confirm prostate cancer.

The degree of malignancy of prostate cancer can be assessed by histological grading. The most commonly used is the Gleason scoring system, which divides the malignancy of prostate cancer into 2 to 10 points based on the sum of the scores of the main structural area and the secondary structural area in the prostate cancer tissue. The best differentiation is 1+1=2 points, and the worst is 5+5=10 points.

The above is an introduction to how prostate cancer is diagnosed. I hope the above introduction will be helpful to you. Although cancer is very scary, as long as you have a good attitude and the right treatment methods, it can be effectively controlled and cured. Therefore, don't be afraid, cancer is not so incurable!