Robotic Prostate Biopsy Technology Helps Early Detection of Prostate Cancer with High Accuracy

As is known, prostate cancer is one of the leading causes of death in men worldwide. Data from the 2018 WHO Global Cancer Observatory (Globocan) noted that prostate cancer was experienced by 1,276,106 men. While in Indonesia there are about 11 361 men experience it.

A number of figures are also known to have died from prostate cancer, such as Rudy Wowor and Arswendo Atmowiloto. Meanwhile, the 6th President of the Republic of Indonesia, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, recently underwent prostate cancer surgery in America and is currently undergoing a recovery phase.

The prostate is actually an organ in men that functions to produce semen. It is the size of a chestnut.

“Prostate cancer tends to be experienced by men over 50 years old. A number of factors such as certain races or ethnicities such as African-Americans and genetics have a higher risk of developing prostate cancer, “said Dr. Hery.

So, what are the symptoms?

Dr Hery explained the symptoms often experienced by prostate cancer patients such as:

– Frequent urination

– Weak urine output

– There is blood in the urine

– Pain when urinating

– Frequent urination at night

– In some cases, there are also found accompanied by erectile dysfunction

“To diagnose, the first thing the doctor does is usually an interview with a medical history if symptoms are found as I mentioned and we suspect that there is prostate cancer, then a physical examination such as digital rectal examination is carried out to examine the prostate gland,” he said.

“Usually in prostate cancer patients a lump is found–the medical language is a nodule. And then the supporting examination needed is a PSA examination where the normal value is less than 4 if the value is higher than 3 patients may need to do imaging tests which include ultrasound,” explained Dr. Hery.

Next, the doctor will assess whether prostate cancer is in an early or advanced stage so that treatment options will be given later.

Who needs to do early detection?

dr Hery recommends checking on:

– male > 50 years old

– men aged > 45 years, with a family history of prostate cancer

– men aged> 40 years, with PSA levels> 1 ng/ml

– men aged> 60 years, with PSA levels> 2 ng/ml

“The patient’s 5-year survival rate ranges from almost 100%, while at an advanced stage the survival rate decreases to only about 31%, so it is important to do early detection of prostate cancer,” he concluded.

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