The numbers tell about prostate cancer

Posted by Master, Doctor Tran Thanh Hung - Urologist - General Surgery Department - Vinmec Ha Long International Hospital

Prostate cancer is a common disease in men. Although the exact cause of the disease has not been determined, there are many factors and "numbers" to warn of this disease. Therefore, the screening and early detection of the disease will provide a better chance of treatment, ensuring a better quality of life in the future.

The prostate gland (also known as the prostate gland or prostate gland) is a gonadal gland in men, located in the pelvis (small pelvis) below the bladder and surrounding the urethra. bladder neck region. Prostate weight ranges from 15-25g, with an average of 18g.
The prostate gland secretes a white alkaline solution. This solution makes up 25-50% of the volume of semen. Prostate fluid enhances sperm motility and helps lubricate the urethra during ejaculation.

Prostate cancer is a common disease in men over 50 years old, the frequency of the disease increases in proportion to age, the average age at diagnosis: 72 years old. This is the disease with the 4th highest incidence globally in both men and women (after lung, breast and colorectal cancer). According to the International Organization for Research on Cancer, with over 1 million new cases each year, accounting for 7.9% of all cancers. In Vietnam, so far there has not been a complete statistical study on the incidence of this disease. In some single studies, it was found that the rate of prostate cancer incidentally detected by pathological examination after open surgery for benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH) was 7.2%. According to the data of Nguyen Anh Tuan, the incidence of prostate cancer from 1991-1995 in Hanoi: 1.3/100,000 people and in Ho Chi Minh City in 1995-1996: 2.3/100,000 people .
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The cause of prostate cancer is not well known, but studies have shown that there is no relationship with smoking habits, drinking alcohol, eating a lot of meat..., diseases. metabolic, endocrine, or gene disorders that cause prostate cancer.

Prostate cancer in the early stages often has no obvious signs and most of the signs of prostate cancer can also be seen in other diseases. However, the patient may have some of the following signs:
Urinary disorders may be encountered: difficulty urinating, small stream, urinary incontinence with different degrees depending on the stimulus; The feeling of incomplete urination. Urine has blood, but usually the amount of blood is very little, it is difficult to detect with the naked eye, but it needs to be tested (microscopic hematuria). The prostate gland is larger than normal and a hard nodule can be palpated (rectal examination) When the disease is advanced, symptoms may include: Erectile dysfunction, the patient may not be able to get an erection or not. Keeping an erection long enough, swelling of the feet, urinary incontinence or retention, bone pain or possibly a broken bone after a minor injury.

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