What is the significance of prostate cancer staging

Prostate cancer is a common male disease, and I believe many people are still unfamiliar with this disease. In this regard, experts say: In order to prevent the occurrence of prostate cancer, we must have a full understanding of the disease and pay more attention to it in life. Let's take a look at the significance of prostate cancer staging.

The staging of prostate cancer helps to understand the extent of the disease, determine the prognosis and formulate a treatment plan. The development process of prostate cancer varies greatly, and the stages do not necessarily develop in the order of stage 1 (A) to stage 4 (D). Stage 1 cancer can stay in this stage for a long time, or it can turn into stage 3 (C) or stage 4. The same is true for stage 2 (B) and stage 3 cancer. The development of each stage of prostate cancer is as follows:

Stage A1: Elderly people do not need treatment. The chance of distant metastasis is 8%, and 2% die of cancer within 5-10 years.

Stage A2: 30% develop distant metastasis and 20% die from cancer within 5-10 years.

Stage B1: 30% develop metastasis within 5 years and 20% die from prostate cancer.

Stage B2: 80% develop metastasis within 5-10 years, and 70% die from prostate cancer.

Stage C: 50% develop distant metastasis within 5 years, and 75% die of cancer within 10 years.

Stage D1: 85% develop distant metastasis within 5 years, and the vast majority die of cancer within 3 years.

Stage D2: 50% die of prostate cancer within 3 years, 80% die of cancer within 5 years, and 90% die of cancer within 10 years.

The prognosis of prostate cancer is significantly related to the stage. According to the follow-up results of a group of patients after surgery, the 5-year survival rate of stage A is 78.9%; stage B is 86.1%; stage C is 66.7%; and stage D is 25%. The 10-year survival rate of stage A is 63.1%; stage B is 61.6%; stage C is 28.6%; and stage D is 0.

The staging of prostate cancer, according to the literature statistics, is stage A, accounting for 10% to 20%, stage B, accounting for 25%, stage C, accounting for 25%, and stage D, accounting for 30%. This means that more than half of the cases are no longer localized when they are discovered, and the clinical stage is often lower than the actual range of the lesion.

Through the above explanation, I believe everyone has their own understanding of the staging of prostate cancer. Here, experts still want to remind you: male friends must take corresponding defensive measures in advance before prostate cancer comes. Don’t wait until the disease occurs before you regret it. At that time, you will only be hurt.