Can prostate cancer cause anemia?

Will prostate cancer cause anemia? Prostate cancer is not unfamiliar to many patients and can cause anemia symptoms in patients. What should be done if prostate cancer causes anemia? The causes of anemia are relatively complex. For example, in addition to prostate cancer bone metastasis destroying the bone marrow hematopoietic system, it may also be caused by long-term consumption of advanced tumors, prostate cancer infiltration, or hemolytic anemia secondary to microangiopathy.

What to do if prostate cancer causes anemia? In addition to endocrine therapy, the best treatment for anemia caused by prostate cancer is repeated blood transfusions to maintain systemic oxygen supply, but some post-transfusion complications are inevitable. Because of insufficient bone marrow reserves, these patients are not well treated with erythropoietin, and the effects of iron and vitamin supplements are not satisfactory. Traditional Chinese medicine can alleviate this symptom to a certain extent, but long-term consumption of the tumor may be the root cause. Prostate cancer must be actively treated and controlled first, otherwise the anemia symptoms cannot be fundamentally alleviated, and repeated blood transfusions are the only option.

Regarding prostate cancer prevention care, there are the following points:

(1) Maintain a proper weight and keep the body mass index (BMI) less than 30. Body mass index = weight (kg)/height2 (m2).

(2) Adhere to physical exercise and the amount of exercise should be appropriate.

(3) Choose a plant-based diet.

(4) Do not smoke or drink alcohol.

(5) Limit fat intake to no more than 20% of total calorie intake.

(6) Do not eat junk food and try to avoid saturated fat in your diet.

(7) Eat more fish because fish are rich in certain beneficial fatty acids.

(8) Eating 7 to 9 meals of fruits and vegetables a day and limiting sugar and salt intake can both prevent cancer and maintain heart health.

(9) Eat more foods rich in fiber, at least 30 grams per day.

(10) Eat soy products 1 to 2 times a day, such as low-fat soy milk, tofu, soy protein powder, etc.

What are the dangers of prostate cancer?

1. It affects the patient's most normal appetite, sleep and other aspects, especially increases the psychological burden, causes physical deterioration and decreased resistance.

2. Patients can clearly feel the metastasis or involvement of the pelvic, lumbar and perineural lymph nodes, which is more prominent.

3. Difficulty urinating is a common symptom of all patients with prostate diseases. In the early stage of prostate cancer, the only symptom is a thinning of the urine flow and sometimes pain when urinating.