Is it prostate cancer as soon as it is discovered? Men have these minor symptoms, indicating that there may be something wrong with the prostate

Going to the toilet more often and urinating more urgently

Maybe it's not as simple as drinking too much water

For men

This may be related to prostate health

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Although many men know

The prostate is a key focus

But it's still easy to misjudge

Treating a serious illness as a minor one

A checkup revealed prostate cancer

A very important reason is that the symptoms of early prostate cancer are almost identical to those of prostate hyperplasia.

There are often no symptoms in the early stages of prostate cancer. Some patients are prone to frequent urination and urgency, which are also typical symptoms of prostate hyperplasia. As they age, many men may have this "unspeakable secret."

Therefore, prostate cancer is easily mistaken for prostate hyperplasia, and many patients think that "it's just my age, this is what happens" when they experience some early symptoms.

As the disease gradually worsens, the patient begins to notice that something is wrong:

1. Urinary retention

2. Painful urination

3. Hematuria

4. Difficulty in forming a urine stream

5. Bone pain

When faced with this kind of disease that is very good at hiding, it is easy to be attacked by it without some relevant knowledge about the disease.

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In addition to the fact that prostate cancer itself is very hidden, the fact that Chinese residents have not yet formed sufficient awareness of disease screening is also an important reason why prostate cancer is difficult to detect.

Factors such as not having regular physical examinations or incomplete physical examinations can easily cause patients to lose the opportunity to detect prostate cancer early.

Although prostate cancer is a type of "cancer", there is no need to give up on yourself.

Prostate cancer is one of the most intensively studied cancers currently. Even for patients with advanced prostate cancer, the chance of achieving "survival with cancer" is much higher than for other cancers.

For patients with advanced prostate cancer, several treatment methods can be used, including surgery, endocrine therapy, chemotherapy and radiotherapy.

If the patient is in good physical condition, the tumor is confined to the prostate, and there is no distant metastasis , surgery or radiotherapy can be chosen to perform radical resection of the prostate or radical radiotherapy;

If the patient is no longer eligible for surgical treatment , endocrine therapy can be used to control cancer progression through medication.

In addition, chemotherapy is also an important treatment method that can effectively kill residual cancer cells and prevent further spread of cancer cells.

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In a word, don't panic if you are diagnosed with prostate cancer. As long as you actively cooperate with the treatment according to the doctor's instructions, the situation is still relatively optimistic.

There is no definitive answer to the specific cause of prostate cancer, but it is generally believed to be related to factors such as genetics, environment, and sex hormones.

Although no specific cause has been found, the high-risk group for prostate cancer among men is very clear:

1. Aged over 50;

2. Aged over 45 and with family history of disease;

3. Baseline PSA blood count index greater than 1ng/ml at age 40

This may be the first time you have heard of PSA. Its full name is prostate-specific antigen. It is recommended to select it during the physical examination, and high-risk groups should try to get it checked once a year.

Many people may feel a little ashamed to check their prostate and are afraid of other people's criticisms, but compared with their own physical health, these are insignificant.

As for how to protect the prostate in daily life?

To sum up, male friends should always remind themselves of the following: drink more water, exercise more, hold urine less, and sit less.

Statement: This article is a medical-related educational popular science article. It does not involve specific treatment methods or medical behaviors and cannot replace hospital visits.

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