How to detect prostate cancer at an early stage

Prostate cancer is a type of male disease. The incidence of prostate cancer is relatively high, and many men are deeply harmed by prostate cancer. Therefore, prostate cancer has always been of great concern. If you want to treat the disease, you should treat it in the early stages. So, how can you detect prostate cancer in its early stages? Now let's take a look at the introduction of this article.

How to detect prostate cancer early?

The prostate is a gland about the size of a fruit pit that surrounds the urethra below the male bladder. It is unique to men. According to statistics, there are 70,000 to 80,000 new cases of prostate cancer in my country every year, 95% of which occur in elderly people over 60 years old. The incidence of prostate cancer continues to increase with age. Clinically, prostate cancer often occurs in the posterior lobe. There are no symptoms in the early stage. Even if there is discomfort, it is not enough to attract the patient's attention. When the tumor grows and compresses the urethra, it is often confused with prostate hypertrophy. Therefore, about 80% of patients first find distant metastatic lesions and then find prostate cancer. At this time, the lesion is already in the late stage and the prognosis is poor. It can be seen that early detection of prostate cancer is obviously very important.

The early or late onset of clinical symptoms of prostate cancer and their severity depend on the speed of tumor growth and the degree of compression of the urethra. Because the prostate encircles the urethra, the cancer first compresses the urethra, showing symptoms of abnormal urination. At the beginning, frequent urination and increased nocturia can be seen; when the tumor grows and compresses the urethra, the urine flow becomes thinner, urination is difficult, and the urination process is prolonged; a small number of patients may experience pain when urinating, and some may even have hematuria, which should be a cause of concern.

As the tumor grows, the urethra is more severely compressed, making it difficult to urinate, causing urine to accumulate in the bladder. The bladder fills and swells, and becomes highly inflated, which is extremely uncomfortable. Catheterization is necessary, and the urine discharged is often pungent and smells bad. When prostate cancer metastasizes, especially to the pelvis, back pain or symptoms similar to sciatica may occur, and the pain can often radiate to the perineum and around the anus. Therefore, men over the age of 45 who have frequent urination, increased nocturia, prolonged urination, thinning urine flow, and difficulty urinating should consider the possibility of prostate cancer.

The above introduces how to detect prostate cancer in its early stages. I believe you should know how to detect prostate cancer in its early stages. In fact, as long as you understand the early symptoms of prostate cancer, you can detect prostate cancer in its early stages. Therefore, everyone should seriously understand prostate cancer.