Early symptoms of prostate cancer

The early symptoms of prostate cancer are not so obvious, so many patients do not know what the disease is when they suffer from prostatitis, which delays the treatment of the disease. Therefore, it is necessary for us to clearly understand the early symptoms of prostate cancer so that we can better help us treat prostatitis.

When suffering from prostatitis, you must be aware of the early symptoms of prostate cancer, because this stubborn disease can cause great harm to people's health. This is a disease that is very harmful to people's health. Generally, in the early stage of the disease, when prostatitis occurs, there are no obvious symptoms. During the physical examination, the patient may be found to have a prostate nodule, which is as hard as a stone and has an uneven surface.

Symptoms of prostate hypertrophy that appear in the late stage, such as frequent urination, painful urination, thinning urine stream, and difficulty urinating, may be related to the concurrent prostate hypertrophy. However, a digital rectal examination at this time can reveal that the gland is hard and fixed to the surrounding tissues, with poor mobility, which is very important for clinical diagnosis. Metastatic symptoms such as low back pain, hematuria, accompanied by weight loss, fatigue, and loss of appetite may also occur.

Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) serum test: The patient's serum PSA level may increase, and the ratio of free PSA to total PSA may decrease; serum acid phosphatase may increase when there is metastasis. The combined examination of the two methods has a higher diagnostic consistency rate.

Ultrasound examination can detect low-echo nodules in the prostate, but they must be differentiated from inflammation or stones. Radionuclide bone scanning can often show metastatic lesions earlier than X-rays. CT or MRI examinations can show prostate morphological changes, tumors and metastases. Prostate biopsy is a method for confirming prostate cancer. Failure to biopsy and remove tumor tissue does not negate the diagnosis.

The early symptoms of prostate cancer are not obvious, so we must be aware of this disease in time. Only in this way can we better help us to heal the worsening of prostate diseases in our body. Therefore, we must pay attention to the above-mentioned symptoms of prostate disease.