Prostate cancer - Overview
Prostate cancer is the most common male reproductive system cancer, the incidence increased with age, the incidence rate has obvious regional differences, in Europe and the United States higher. According to reports after lung cancer, cancer deaths in men is the second. China's previous low incidence rate, but because of the aging of the population, the incidence rate has increased in recent years, because of prostate cancer diagnosis method of continuous improvement, such as acid phosphatase radioimmunoassay, the prostatic fluid lactate dehydrogenase to the determination of transrectal ultrasonography, and CT prostate needle improvement. Prior to the early diagnosis of cancer, the prostate cancer incidence rate of the increase. Treatment generally of radical prostatectomy, the removal of the testes accompanied endocrine, various chemical substances and radiation therapy. If early detection, early diagnosis and early treatment, could achieve better results.
Chinese literature has yet to see the Name of prostate cancer, but many similar records and descriptions. The disease is drenched in the medical certificate Longbitong, pain syndrome, blood evidence and so on.
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