Post Date July, 28 2023
The occurrence of prostate cancer does indeed pose a risk of patient death. For this terrible cancer, we must pay attention to the first detection and response.
What are the early symptoms of prostate cancer
1. At the first visit, lymph node metastasis often occurs in areas such as the inner, outer iliac, retroperitoneal, inguinal, mediastinal, and supraclavicular regions. If prostate cancer metastasizes to adjacent lymph nodes, there are usually no symptoms. In a few cases, when lymph nodes are widely metastasized, Lymphadenopathy are obviously swollen, and blood vessels are compressed, blocking the lymphatic return of the lower limbs, swelling of the lower limbs and scrotum will occur.
2. Advanced prostate cancer with spinal metastasis, spinal fractures, or tumors invading the spinal cord can cause nerve compression and paralysis, requiring immediate medical attention.
3. When prostate cancer invades the bottom of the bladder or extensively metastasizes to pelvic lymph nodes, infarction occurs in one or both ureters (channels draining from the kidneys to the bladder). The symptoms and signs of ureteral obstruction include oliguria (absence of urine during bilateral ureteral obstruction), back pain, nausea, vomiting, and fever when combined with infection.
4. Prostate cancer is usually not accompanied by hematuria and hematospermia, but when hematuria and hematospermia occur, relevant examinations should be conducted at urology clinics to rule out the possibility of prostate and seminal vesicle tumors.
5. Patients with widely metastatic prostate cancer may experience tumor rupture and bleeding. In addition, prostate cancer patients may suffer from anemia. The cause of anemia may be related to tumor bone metastasis, endocrine therapy, or disease duration. Generally speaking, the number of blood cells gradually decreases, and patients may not have symptoms of anemia. Some patients with severe anemia will feel weak, postural Hypotension, dizziness, shortness of breath, and weakness.
What are the treatment methods?
1. Surgical treatment
If the patient is in one part of the prostate or one side of the prostate, the age of the patient is appropriate, and there is no surgical Contraindication, surgical eradication can be used, and lymph nodes need to be cleared. Surgical eradication is not recommended after lymph node metastasis. At the same time, traditional Chinese medicine should be used for overall adjustment treatment after surgery.
2. Radiation therapy
Including external radiation therapy and internal radiation therapy. External radiation therapy currently mainly refers to three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy, which is outpatient painless treatment and has a therapeutic effect comparable to radical prostatectomy. Its advantage is that therapeutic radiation is concentrated on the prostate being treated, reducing the impact on surrounding tissues. External radiotherapy can lead to acute Cystitis, Prostatitis and enteritis.
