Prostate cancer has various manifestations - the elderly need to be vigilant

In recent years, with the westernization of lifestyle in my country, the incidence of prostate cancer has increased year by year. However, because it often occurs in the elderly, it is often not given due attention and is often mistaken for other geriatric diseases, delaying treatment.

1. Difficult urination, mistaken for prostate hyperplasia: Many elderly people have prostate hyperplasia, and most of them take oral medication at home. When the urination symptoms are relieved, they think they are fine. Many patients are given PSA tests in the clinic and found to have mid-to-late stage prostate cancer. There are also patients who come to the doctor for acute urinary retention. The doctors who receive the patients should also be vigilant and not give up further examinations after giving general treatment.

2. Bone pain and joint pain are mistakenly believed to be senile osteoarthritis: Many patients with bone pain and joint pain always think it is rheumatoid arthritis and take oral painkillers at home. Many patients have bone metastasis of prostate cancer. Elderly people with bone and joint pain are reminded to check their prostate.

3. Decreased vision and blurred vision, mistaken for presbyopia, cataracts, etc.: Some elderly people suffer from decreased vision due to bone metastasis of prostate cancer involving the eye sockets, so be vigilant about such patients.