Reasons for high prostate tumor indicators

For the majority of middle-aged and elderly men, the most common diseases are prostatitis and prostatic hyperplasia. However, both diseases are benign and we only need to take relevant measures to treat them. However, some patients have malignant conditions, which is what we often call prostate cancer. The incidence of prostate cancer is also increasing. Therefore, many people now go to the hospital for PSA examinations regularly. By doing this examination, we can know the tumor indicators. Some people find that their tumor indicators are very high, which makes them very worried.

In fact, there are many reasons why prostate tumor indicators are high. In addition to prostate cancer, it may also be other diseases.

Prostate cancer cells will secrete more PSA. As prostate cancer progresses, this indicator will gradually increase. In addition, if the prostate volume increases, the PSA secreted by the prostate will also increase and will be higher than normal. Prostatitis is actually easy to mix with prostate cancer because prostatitis can cause prostate cells to secrete more antigens or release more antigens, resulting in an increase in PSA.

Because PSA is currently a relatively effective way to identify tumor markers, many people will be very worried if this indicator is found to be elevated during a physical examination, and some people even think that they have a terminal illness. In fact, this is not entirely true. Although under normal circumstances, the PSA level in the blood is relatively low, if there is prostatitis or prostatic hyperplasia, the level will also be elevated.

If you find that the PSA is higher than the normal value, don't panic too much. You should first go to the hospital for other examinations, such as rectal digital examination and ultrasound examination to further investigate. Normally, the PSA is lower than 4ng/ml. If it exceeds this value, you need to go to the hospital for examination immediately.

There are actually many reasons for high prostate tumor indicators. Sometimes it is because people do have cancer, and sometimes it is because people have some common inflammatory diseases. So even if the indicators are found to be relatively high, don’t worry too much. With the help of a doctor, you should do other tests first to rule out or confirm the disease.