Symptoms
- Often silent in early stages
- Urinary symptoms similar to BPH
- Blood in urine or semen
- Bone pain in advanced disease
Causes and risk factors
- Age-related genetic changes in prostate cells
Diagnosis
- Serum PSA with free/total ratio
- Digital rectal examination
- Multiparametric MRI of the prostate
- TRUS or fusion-guided biopsy
- Bone scan or PSMA PET for staging
Treatment
- Active surveillance for low-risk disease
- Radical prostatectomy
- Radiotherapy with or without hormone therapy
- Hormone therapy for advanced disease
Prevention
- Annual PSA and examination after 50, or 45 with family history
- Maintain a healthy weight
- Diet rich in vegetables and low in processed fat
Recovery
After radical prostatectomy, the catheter stays about a week and continence improves over weeks to months with pelvic floor exercises.
Information on this website is for patient education only and does not replace an in-person consultation. Treatment results vary between individuals and no outcome is guaranteed.