Is prostate cancer genetically predisposed? What are the common symptoms of prostate cancer

Singapore's Lianhe Zaobao reported that Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong of Singapore had confirmed prostate cancer and would be hospitalized tomorrow for surgery to remove the prostate. The incidence rate of prostate cancer is not very high, but its popularity is not low at all. President Mandela of South Africa, President Chavez of Venezuela, Warren Buffett, well-known writer Li Ao of Taiwan, media mogul Murdoch, the late President Reagan of the United States, and so on. Prostate cancer seems to be the killer of successful men. In fact, it is not. Clinically, ordinary patients of different ages can be seen. It is very difficult to treat the disease in the late stage, and often die of anemia, bone metastatic fracture, combined infection, and so on. Recently, we treated a 42-year-old prostate cancer patient who had multiple spinal metastases, bone metastases and bone destruction at the lower end of the lumbar and thoracic vertebrae, sudden paralysis of both lower limbs and incontinence before hospitalization, and reviewed the MRI to consider compression fracture and spinal cord compression. It is reported that in 2012, the incidence rate of prostate cancer in tumor registration areas in China was 9.92/100000, ranking sixth in the incidence rate of male malignant tumors.

Common causes

Prostate cancer has a genetic tendency. Patients with prostate cancer in the family should pay attention to the fact that the incidence of prostate cancer is closely related to sexual life. In Europe and the United States, prostate cancer frequently occurs. Many studies believe that it is related to eating habits. High fat diet increases the risk of disease

What are the symptoms?

Early rise of prostate cancer has no symptoms, urine waiting, and urination is not smooth. You should see a doctor immediately and pay attention to the treatment of prostatitis. With the increase of prostate cancer,

1. Compression symptom

The tumor compresses the urinary tract and makes it difficult to urinate. Squeezing the rectum will cause constipation. Squeezing the ejaculatory tube will cause sexual pain. Squeezing the nerve will cause perineal pain.

2. Metastatic symptoms

Prostate cancer can cause hematuria in the bladder and cause blood in the stool and intestinal obstruction in the large intestine. Pelvic lymph node metastasis can cause edema of both lower limbs. Bone metastasis, causing bone pain or pathological fracture, paraplegia.

The clinical diagnosis of prostate cancer mainly depends on the rectal diagnostic tumor marker PSA, rectal prostate ultrasound and pelvic magnetic resonance examination. The final diagnosis requires prostate puncture biopsy to obtain the pathological results.

How to prevent?

Tomato, broccoli, pomegranate, nuts, etc. have the effect of preventing prostate cancer. Reasonable and correct sexual concepts and sexual lifestyle can also reduce the risk of prostate cancer. Taking anti-BPH drugs can reduce the risk of prostate cancer for BPH patients.