Prostate cancer belongs to malignant tumor and prostatitis belongs to benign inflammatory disease, which can be distinguished from the incidence of population, etiology, clinical symptoms and other aspects.
1. Age of onset: prostate cancer is a malignant tumor that occurs in the prostate gland of men, and is more common in older men. Prostatitis is an inflammatory disease that occurs in the prostate gland, and is more common in young and middle-aged men.
2. Causes: The causes of prostate cancer are not clear, age, ethnicity, family history, obesity, diet, etc. may increase the risk of prostate cancer. Prostatitis includes bacterial and non-bacterial, the former is mainly due to bacterial infection, and the latter may be related to microbial infections such as fungus, virus, mental and psychological factors, immune abnormalities and so on.
3. Clinical symptoms: prostate cancer can have no obvious symptoms in the early stage, and then symptoms such as abnormal urination, blood in semen, erectile dysfunction and bone pain can appear gradually. In prostatitis, acute prostatitis is mainly characterized by high fever and chills, urinary frequency, urinary urgency, urinary pain, etc. Chronic prostatitis has no obvious systemic symptoms, but can be characterized by local pain, urinary abnormalities, sexual dysfunction, etc. The most important thing is that the prostatitis is not a disease of the body, but a disease of the body.
In summary, if you are suffering from prostate disease, you should consult a doctor in time.