Thread by @nigonlinedoctor

This month is #ProstateCancerAwarenessMonth! And today, we would be talking about Prostate Cancer. Yesterday, we discussed BPH.

Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men and the second most common cancer diagnosed worldwide.
@aproko_doctor @trending_medic @olawalesmd

About 20,000 men die of prostate cancer every year in Nigeria.
About 1 in 5 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in their lifetime.

As men age, the risk of developing prostate cancer increases. About 6 in 10 cases are found in men over the age of 65.
@AemyDr @amuta_ann

If you have relatives—father, brother, son—know to have prostate cancer, then you have a high chance of developing the disease.
Men with prostate cancer do not always experience symptoms, especially in the early stages of the disease.
When symptoms do appear, they include...

.. changes in urinary or sexual function, such as;
- frequent urination, especially in the nighttime.
- delay in starting urination when you get to the toilet
- straining to urinate
- feeling like there is still urine left even after just urinating.
- painful or burning urination

- difficulty getting or maintain an erection or
- a dull pain in d lower pelvic area.
- blood in the urine

Prostate cancer is 100 percent treatable if detected early.

Men of average risk are often advised to consider screening earlier at age 40 to establish a baseline. @DrZobo

Screening is to try to detect prostate cancer at its earliest stage, before any symptoms have developed. That’s when the cancer can be treated most effectively.

Screening may include a - Prostate-Specific Antigen, PSA: This is an enzyme found in the blood produced exclusively..

..by prostate cells.
- Others are: blood test, Digital Rectal Examination, DRE.

Your doctor would explain to you more about the screening.
Diagnosis is confirmed with a biopsy
@docneto @OgbeniDipo @_DrScope @DrNgoziOnuoha @DrA_001 @AdaErema @Bina_C2 @ChiefPharmacst @nma_halliday

Treatment options for Prostate cancer depends on the stage. They includes;
Chemotherapy: using medications (drugs) to kill the cancer cells,
Radiotherapy: using radiation to target the cells. &
surgery.

Know that your doctor can use either one or a combination of them.

See your doctor for the most appropriate treatment for you.

I hope you've been able to understand this.

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