What to check for prostate cancer

Prostate cancer is a malignant tumor that occurs in the prostate gland. In many cases, the occurrence of prostate cancer is closely related to people's genetic factors, so people who have prostate cancer in their family should pay special attention to this. In daily life, they should pay attention to whether they have frequent urination and urgency. If they have, they should be checked in time. So, what should patients with prostate cancer check?

When examining patients with prostate cancer, the most important and frequently performed examination is the digital rectal examination, which can more clearly determine whether there is a problem with the patient's prostate. This is because when people have prostate cancer, a very obvious tumor-like substance can be detected during the rectal examination. During the rectal examination, attention should be paid to the shape and size of the patient's prostate.

The cancerous tissue of prostate cancer patients compresses people's normal organs, often causing people to have some symptoms. For example, patients may have problems with urinary urgency and frequency. If it is serious, patients with prostate cancer may also have hematuria. Prostate cancer patients also need to do a CT and B-ultrasound examination during the examination. These two examinations can clearly show the patient's prostate cancer condition, because the density of cancerous tissue is different from that of normal prostate, so it can be clearly detected.

When patients with prostate cancer are examined, one of the more important examination methods is the prostate-specific antigen serum test, which is also a marker for prostate cancer. If the value exceeds a certain range, it means that the patient is likely to have prostate cancer.

When patients with prostate cancer undergo digital rectal examination, nodular substances will appear in the prostate. This is a very intuitive examination, so doctors often like to use this examination method. Also, prostate cancer is not a difficult disease to treat, so everyone must not give up hope.