Prostate Cancer

Prostate cancer is a common male reproductive system cancer. Western developed countries, prostate cancer is a disease of the elderly and the main cause of death, about one in ten people in one person in his life occurred in prostate cancer, prostate cancer incidence in China than Europe and the United States, but in the past 20 years a marked increase in the Trend. Prostate cancer is commonly found in the elderly, with age, the incidence increased rapidly, the peak age of 70 to 90 years old. Early symptoms include urinary frequency, urgency, slow flow, poor urine, followed by a gradual increase, dysuria, or even symptoms such as urinary retention. Prostate digital rectal examination for prostate cancer diagnosis is the main way to get about 80% of patients with the diagnosis, examination of the prostate increased reach, hard, rugged. Transrectal ultrasound examination can be diagnosed by touch can not find cancer early. Serum prostate acid phosphatase, elevated prostate specific antigen, prostate cancer diagnosis has important value. Prostate needle biopsy of the prostate cancer early diagnosis is important. Radionuclide scan, X-ray and CT examination, as well as bone marrow biopsy needle, to determine whether prostate cancer bone metastases.