Reminder: The incidence of adenocarcinoma is soaring

　　According to prostate cancer epidemiological survey data in Beijing and Shanghai, the incidence rate of prostate cancer in Shanghai was 2.6/100,000 in 1985, increased to 7.7/100,000 in 2000, and is expected to reach 10/100,000 in 2005. The situation in Beijing is similar, with the incidence rate in 1985 being 2. 36/100,000, from 1985 to 1995, and is now expected to reach 10/100,000.

　　Analyzing the reasons, in the past 20 years, the improvement of people's lives, high-fat diet, and aging population are the causes of the high incidence of prostate cancer.

　　Prostate cancer is generally detected late in my country

　　The incidence rate of prostate cancer in my country is approaching that of European and American countries. However, prostate cancer patients in my country are generally discovered late. In the United States, 80%-85% of prostate cancer patients are in the early stage, 10%-15% are in the intermediate and late stages, and only about 5% have bone metastasis. But in our country, these numbers are reversed, which means that 80%-85% of prostate cancer patients already have bone metastasis when diagnosed. Compared with other malignant tumors, the progression of prostate cancer is relatively slow, and surgical treatment or radiotherapy can achieve a radical cure. The 5-year survival rate of prostate cancer can reach over 60%-70%.

　　male Prostate cancer screening should be done after age 50

　　The reason why prostate cancer patients in my country are diagnosed late is the lack of census. The method of census is very simple, which is to draw blood to check prostate specific antigen (PSA), or have a doctor perform an anal examination. Men over 50 years old should have this test added to their physical examination. He also emphasized that if prostate-specific antigen is positive once, the diagnosis cannot be made hastily. It needs to be reexamined 2-3 times to rule out inflammation and perform a puncture examination if necessary. The early symptoms of prostate cancer are not typical and are very similar to those of prostatic hyperplasia, but the two are completely different in nature. disease , there are some signs of disease that we must be alert to. “As we get older, we have to get up to urinate four or five times every night, which is really inconvenient." "I don't know why I always have back pain recently, and urination is still not smooth." Many men over 50 years old have encountered this situation. elderly Don’t take it lightly if you have urinary difficulties. This may be due to prostate cancer. Of course, even if prostate cancer has bone metastasis, it does not mean that it is sentenced to death.