What are the symptoms of prostate cancer recurrence

Prostate cancer is a common and highly prevalent malignant tumor in clinical practice. Although some patients actively receive treatment after the initial onset, recurrence may occur. Therefore, you must pay more attention to your own condition in normal times, and seek treatment as soon as possible once recurrence symptoms occur. The symptoms of prostate cancer recurrence can be summarized into two categories:

1. Compression symptoms: Cancer cells will grow rapidly in the prostate, causing the prostate to enlarge rapidly. The gradually enlarged prostate gland will compress local tissues. For example, if the urethra is compressed, the patient will have progressive dysuria, manifested by slow urine flow, thin urine stream, short range, incomplete urination, interrupted urine flow, dripping after urination, and labored urination. At the same time, there will be complications such as increased nocturia, frequent urination, urgency, and even urinary incontinence. If the rectum is compressed, it will cause difficulty in defecation or intestinal obstruction. Some will also compress the patient's vas deferens, causing weak ejaculation. Compression of nerves causes perineal pain, and the pain can radiate to the sciatic nerve.

2. Metastasis symptoms: Prostate cancer metastasis is a common condition. First, it will lead to the invasion of local tissues such as vascular nerve bundles, bladder, and seminal vesicles. Patients will develop complications such as dysuria, hematuria, hematospermia, premature ejaculation or impotence; pelvic lymph node metastasis, symptoms such as edema of both lower limbs; bone metastasis can cause complications such as pathological fractures, bone pain or paraplegia; some cancer cells can invade the bone marrow, causing complications such as anemia of varying degrees or decreased complete blood count.

The above are the symptoms of prostate cancer recurrence introduced to you. After reading it, you will have a better understanding of the symptoms of prostate cancer recurrence. I hope everyone can pay attention to it. Once the symptoms of recurrence appear, don’t worry too much. You should maintain a good attitude, build confidence in defeating the disease, and actively cooperate with the doctor’s treatment so that your body can get better as soon as possible.