08 nov. 2022 – 21:00
According to the report by World Cancer Observatoryin the year 2020, more than 8,000 people were diagnosed with prostate cancer, while another 2,296 died from this disease.
The high mortality rates make this disease one of the leading causes of death in the country and it would be even more lethal than breast cancer.
“More men die from prostate cancer than women from breast cancer. This is related to the fact that there are early detection campaigns and there is more information available for women,” warned the Dr. AS Alfredo VelascoHead of the Urology Unit of the Santa María Clinic.
Since there is no direct mechanism that can prevent the disease, experts recommend regular checkups, just like women with mammograms.
In most cases, you should regularly consult a urologist from the age of 55. If you have a history of direct family members with this diagnosis or of breast or ovarian cancer in women, you should start at age 40, as explained in Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
What are the symptoms?
Another reason for late diagnoses is the lack of symptoms prostate cancer can have, especially in the early stages of the disease.
Although the best prevention strategy is periodic control, experts They recommend to be alert to manifestations such as:
- Problems urinating.
- Decreased strength of urine flow.
- Blood in the urine.
- blood in the semen
- Bone ache.
- Weight loss without trying.
- Erectile dysfunction.
From Mayo Clinic They recommend that you see a urologist for any troubling or persistent symptoms. If it’s suspected, doctors might do a digital rectal exam or order a PSA blood test.
This article is intended to inform and not to provide medical advice or solutions. Always ask your doctor or specialist if you have any questions about your health or before starting treatment.
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