Prostate cancer

Prostate cancer is one of the most common cancers in men and is an exclusively male cancer. It usually grows slowly, without symptoms or with non-specific urinary symptoms, so it is quite difficult to detect.

What is the prostate gland?

The prostate gland is located below the bladder, around the urethra, and is about the size and shape of a walnut. It produces prostatic fluid, a component of sperm, and a protein called prostate-specific antigen (PSA).

Cancer cells can grow inside the prostate, but they can also break through the capsule layer that surrounds the prostate gland and spread to nearby tissues, such as the seminal vesicles, lymph nodes, bones...

Symptoms of prostate cancer include:

Changes in urination: frequent urination, weak or intermittent flow, need to strain to empty the bladder, urge to urinate at night.

Hematuria or blood in the urine.

Blood in seminal fluid.

erectile dysfunction.

Pain or burning during urination.

Discomfort when sitting due to enlarged prostate.

bone pain

Weight loss.

General weakness, fatigue.

What causes prostate cancer?

Prostate cancer is rare before the age of 40, its risk increases after the age of 50. The exact cause of this type of cancer is unknown. However, some factors are known to increase the risk. Risk factors include:

Irregular lifestyle and unbalanced diet;

family history of prostate cancer;

Specific genetic conditions that are also associated with breast cancer and ovarian cancer in women (BRCA mutations).

How to treat prostate cancer effectively?

Spacers + radiotherapy - a new word in the treatment of prostate cancer

Results: Possible reduction of rectal, urinary and sexual dysfunctions

Modern radiotherapy treatment provides the possibility of high-precision irradiation in the treatment of prostate cancer, especially with the help of a spacer, which protects healthy areas of this organ and provides the most "delicate" irradiation.