What are the early symptoms of prostate cancer

Prostate cancer is a common malignant tumor in men. It is usually difficult to get good treatment effects even in the late stages, so it is best to detect and treat it early, as it may be possible to get a complete cure.

Prostate cancer refers to an epithelial malignant tumor that occurs in the prostate gland. In 2012, the incidence of prostate cancer in my country's tumor registration areas was 9.92/100,000, ranking sixth among male malignant tumors. The age of onset is relatively low before the age of 55, and gradually increases after the age of 55. The incidence rate increases with age, with the peak age being 70 to 80 years old. Patients with familial hereditary prostate cancer develop at a slightly earlier age, with 43% of patients aged ≤55 years old.

1. Obstruction symptoms

There may be dysuria, urinary retention, pain, hematuria or urinary incontinence. Urinary disorders: 80% of patients have progressive dysuria, thinning or deviated urine flow, bifurcated urine flow, prolonged urination, frequent urination, urgency, pain, and a feeling of incomplete urination caused by cancer. In severe cases, urine dripping and urinary retention occur. Only 3% of patients have hematuria.

2. Local infiltrative symptoms

The bladder-rectum space is often affected first. This space includes the prostate, seminal vesicle, vas deferens, lower end of ureter and other organ structures. If the tumor invades and compresses the vas deferens, it will cause low back pain and testicular pain on the side of the patient. Some patients also complain of pain during ejaculation. Secondly, pain in other parts: pain in the waist, sacrum, buttocks, hips, pelvis, and sciatica are common and severe and unbearable. About 31% of patients experience pain, which may be caused by cancer metastasis to bones or invasion of nerves or hydronephrosis and kidney infection.

3. Other metastatic symptoms

Metastasis is very common in prostate cancer patients. About 1/3 or even 2/3 of patients have lymph node metastasis when they first see a doctor, mostly in the iliac, iliac, waist, groin and other parts, with no obvious symptoms at first. In the later stage, it can cause enlarged lymph nodes in the corresponding parts and swelling of the lower limbs. Hematogenous metastasis is more common in bones (such as pelvis, sacrum, lumbar spine, upper femur, etc.) and internal organs (such as lungs, liver, brain, adrenal glands, testicles, etc.). There are also cases where prostate cancer is not discovered until the doctor sees a doctor because of nerve compression or pathological fracture caused by bone metastasis.

4. Systemic symptoms

Because the pain affects diet, sleep and spirit, after long-term torture, the overall condition becomes increasingly weak, with weight loss and fatigue, progressive anemia, cachexia or renal failure.

Warm reminder: Many cancers have early symptoms. Once symptoms appear, they must be checked out in time. Cancer will be more effective when treated in the early stages.