June 11 marks World Prostate Cancer Day, a disease that affects a significant number of men around the world.
According to Dr. Juan Casanova, head of the urology service at the Valencian Institute of Oncology (IVO), the most characteristic symptoms of this type of cancer are difficulty urinating, loss of urine stream strength, urinary urgency and more frequent urination. frequent, especially at night, and the presence of blood in the urine or semen.
Additionally, in cases of more advanced disease, “patients may experience bone pain due to bone metastases.”
However, early diagnosis of prostate cancer has advanced significantly, and the prognosis is improved if it is detected in the early stages.
IVO operates a program for the early detection of prostate cancer through rectal examination and PSA blood tests; If there is a suspicious touch and two PSA levels above 3 ng/ml, an MRI is performed and the case is referred to the uroradiology committee, where they determine the need for a biopsy and, if it involves spinal fusion, to optimize the diagnosis. high grade prostate cancer and thus minimize the overtreatment that occurred in past times.