Early diagnosis of prostate cancer

As a result of prostate cancer occur in the posterior lobe, early and asymptomatic, even if there is discomfort, will not be sufficient to cause the patient's attention to early diagnosis is therefore difficult. Once there is a clear clinical symptoms of advanced disease is often poor prognosis. This shows that early detection of prostate cancer it is very important. Especially for prostatitis, prostatic hyperplasia patients, recurrent, should be paid close attention to changes in condition to prevent cancer. Patients with prostate cancer at an early stage will often increase in frequency and nocturia, dysuria, urinary thinning, urine-way extension of voiding symptoms such as pain and urinary retention, benign prostatic hyperplasia and the same, thus it is difficult to diagnose prostate cancer, the main Diagnosis relies on digital rectal examination.

Digital rectal examination in early diagnosis of prostate cancer is extremely important, the accuracy rate of up to 50% -70%. Many scholars advocate for prostate cancer in high-prone areas, more than middle-aged men on the regular digital rectal examination, many patients will receive early diagnosis and radical opportunities.

If necessary, doctors can be taken by the perineum, rectum puncture, biopsy taken, the correct diagnosis rate of 70% -80%. Transrectal prostate massage can also be charged prostatic fluid examination, the positive rate of up to 90%. The vast majority of cases which can be diagnosed.

It is worth recalling that, although the incidence of prostate cancer is not high, but it is very similar to the symptoms of benign prostatic hyperplasia after treatment if the condition to deteriorate more, it is necessary to think of the possibility of prostate cancer should be made the above checks do for the early diagnosis of early detection.