Suara.com – Apart from lung cancer, men are also prone to disease prostate cancer. The World Health Organization (WHO) states that until 2018, cancer prostate including the top five diseases experienced by men.
Uro-Oncology specialist dr. Agus Rizal Ardy. Sp.U (K)., Said that prostate cancer is generally experienced by people over 50 years. Because most patients are late for treatment, chances of recovery are also low.
According to Agus, nearly 70 percent of Indonesians are late in treating prostate cancer.
“Most of these patients arrive at stages 3 and 4, the data is about 67 percent,” said Agus during an online webinar with Siloam Hospital, Wednesday (17/2/2021).
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Prostate cancer does not cause typical symptoms when it is still in its early stages, continued doctor Agus. Most people diagnosed with prostate cancer are discovered after having an annual medical check-up through blood tests.
Doctor Agus explained, apart from plug in the rectum, prostate cancer can be detected through a blood test or PSA. If the patient has experienced early symptoms, according to Agus, it is actually a sign of an advanced stage of cancer.
The higher the stage when doing treatment actually reduces the chances of life expectancy for the patient.
“If it’s still in stage 1, stage 2, the chance of living up to 5 years is still 100 percent. If it’s 10 years it’s about 90 percent. But once it’s stage 4, the life expectancy for 5 years has dropped to 31 percent and if it’s up to 10 years are definitely much lower, “he explained.
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