prostate cancer screening
Men delaying prostate screening
Trinidad News - Port of Spain,Trinidad and Tobago
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“Far too late for early aggressive therapy,” said Dr Leon Lilas, consultant urologist at the Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex (EWMSC), Mt Hope.
The prostate is a small gland at the base of the bladder. It produces a protein called Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) which turns semen into liquid form. Problems with the prostate, whether cancerous or benign may lead to problems passing urine.
In an interview at the EWMSC, Dr Lilas said prostate cancer can be clinically apparent in a man in his 60s but the cancer would have begun developing since he was in his 40s.
“We do have a high incidence. Most men over 50 years old in TT should consider checking on their PSA and have a rectal examination by a competent physician. That’s the way we would pick up if the patient is developing prostate cancer.”
The rectal exam can detect cancerous glands because they feel irregular and hard while non-cancerous (benign) glands feel smooth and soft.
Men with a family history of prostate cancer should begin screening in their 40s. Those with two relatives who have had prostate cancer are five times more at risk of developing this cancer while those with two or more relatives are ten times more at risk. Prostate cancer is higher in men of African descent than Indian.
Lilas said, “Prostate cancer is silent in the early stages and when it gets active it is quite advanced.”
General symptoms which should not be ignored are: problems urinating, swelling of the lower limbs, swelling of the scrotum, swelling of the penis from blockage of glands, chronic back pain (when it has become advanced prostate cancer) and weight loss.
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Methods of cancer detection, including information about new imaging technologies, tumor markers, and biopsy procedures.
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The Cancer Council New South Wales :: Prostate Cancer Screening
Screening for prostate cancer - Who should be tested and information about the tests available.
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