REPORT SARAHLAINE BRAZAS ANGELICA ACLAN
Prostate cancer is a malignant tumor develops in prostatic tissues, it is the result of irregular growth of prostatic acinar cells. Non- Modifiable Risk Factors 1) Age- male 50 years old and above 2) Family history, the incidence would obviously increase in those males whose direct relatives have suffered from prostate cancer. 3) Race. African Americans got the top incidence of prostate cancer, after that is Spanish and American white people and black African got the lowest incidence worldwide. Modifiable Risk Factors 1) Diets: prostate cancer is inclined to develop in the males who often have the diets that are rich in animal fat. 2) Androgen level. Internal androgen can stimulate the growth of prostate and is one of the inducements of prostate cancer. Signs ans Symptoms -urinary retention -dysuria -difficulty in erection Diagnostic test -PSA -DRE -biopsy Management 1. Surgery (Radical Prostatectomy) 2. Radiotion therapy 3. Chemotherapy -Ultrasound -MRI -Tumor markers -hematuria -urinary incontinence -difficulty in ejaculation -nocturia