Prostate cancer usually has no obvious signs and symptoms, and is easily ignored by patients.
Prostate cancer is a malignant tumor that occurs in the prostate gland of men. The disease is relatively insidious and the tumor grows slowly, and there are usually no obvious signs in the early stage, which are often found through rectal examination, prostate-specific antigen test and other screening tests.
As the tumor grows, prostate cancer patients may show symptoms of lower urinary tract obstruction, such as urinary urgency, frequent urination, difficulty in urination, and even urinary incontinence or urinary retention. When prostate cancer develops into advanced stage, blood in semen, discomfort in pelvic area, bone pain, and some patients may also develop erectile dysfunction due to prostate cancer.
Patients who have abnormal urination, such as frequent urination, urgent urination, etc., should go to the urology department in time, and the doctor will carry out the next examination according to the patient’s condition, and puncture biopsy is feasible to diagnose the disease if necessary.