How to detect prostate cancer early with the help of three "weapons" for diagnosis

Prostate cancer is more common in older men. Usually, prostate cancer has no symptoms. If the patient finds discomfort and symptoms occur, it is already in the late stage when he goes to the hospital for treatment. At this time, surgical treatment has missed the best treatment time. So, how can we detect prostate cancer in its early stage?

In fact, if you want to find out whether you have prostate cancer, you mainly rely on the following three "weapons" to check.

1. Prostate-specific antigen: also known as pSA, this is currently the most valuable laboratory test item, generally used to screen prostate cancer. In clinical practice, if the value is between 4ng/ml and 10ng/ml, further examination is required. However, this is only based on the results of laboratory tests and cannot be diagnosed immediately.

2. Rectal color ultrasound: This is very important for the diagnosis of early prostate cancer. The examination uses a B-ultrasound probe to enter the rectum to look for suspicious lesions, and then make a preliminary diagnosis. The size of the tumor and the surrounding blood supply can be judged from the B-ultrasound image, giving a preliminary understanding of the tumor.

3. Puncture biopsy: This is mainly a systematic puncture biopsy of the prostate under the guidance of TRUS. It is the main method for diagnosing the prostate. The biopsy is generally performed under the guidance of ultrasound. It mainly relies on a fine needle to pass through the rectal wall to reach the prostate, and then extract a small amount of tissue. It is sent to the laboratory for professional related examinations, and finally it can be confirmed whether it is benign or malignant. For ice kisses, this is not painful, just like normal infusion, so many patients can accept it.

Prostate cancer occurs in the elderly. As they age, their physical fitness is relatively low. If they get cancer, it will undoubtedly make things worse. Therefore, prevention is very important, so regular physical examinations are essential every year. If you want to check whether it is prostate cancer, in addition to the above methods, there are also imaging examinations, which can confirm prostate cancer.