Stating that one of the biggest problems in the treatment of prostate cancer is being diagnosed at a late stage, Prof. Dr. Başeskioğlu also said, "Prostate cancer is a common type of cancer. The risk of prostate cancer increases with aging. The risk increases with advancing age. The treatment success of prostate cancer diagnosed early increases."
Prostate cancer, one of the most common diseases in men today, can be treated with early diagnosis.
Prostate cancer, which occurs with different symptoms varying from person to person and brings great problems if left untreated, can be detected early with annual screening tests. For this reason, the PSA test in the blood and the controls performed together with the examination are of vital importance. Acıbadem Eskişehir Hospital Urology Specialist Prof. Dr. Barbaros Başeskioğlu, who warned about prostate cancer, which can be treated with methods suitable for the patient, especially if diagnosed early, stated that people who have no complaints may also have prostate cancer.
"PROSTATE CANCER CAN PROGRESS SILENTLY"
Prof. Dr. Başeskioğlu mentioned that while prostate cancer shows symptoms that vary from person to person, it occurs in some patients without any symptoms and said, "September is World Prostate Cancer Awareness Month. Prostate cancer is one of the most common types of cancer in our lives today. When not only cancer but also benign prostate diseases grow, processes that cause serious problems for patients can occur. One of the most important reasons for this situation is that patients are afraid of prostate examination and do not go to the control. It is very important to have regular examinations and blood tests for early diagnosis of prostate cancer. People who have no complaints may also have prostate cancer. Therefore, men should be monitored and checked from the age of 50. If there is a family history of these diseases, tests should be performed at an earlier age, usually from the age of 40. Tests performed at an early age are very important to prevent this disease in the following years."
"WE NOW PERFORM BIOPSIES WITH NAVIGATION"
Prof. Dr. Başeskioğlu stated that treatments are developing with technology and said, "There are new developments in the diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer every day. We perform navigated biopsies, which we call MR fusion biopsy. In fact, we do not always perform a biopsy but first evaluate it with MRI. In some patients, we combine MR images with three-dimensional ultrasound images and perform more targeted biopsies. In this way, we can precisely target the foci of existing prostate cancer and make a definitive diagnosis by taking biopsy samples from those points. In locally seen cancer types, we can perform the surgery called radical prostatectomy with open, laparoscopic and robotic methods. In cases where oncology treatment is required, we can prefer hormonal therapy, radiation therapy or chemotherapy according to the stage of the disease."
"PROSTATE CANCER DOES NOT NECESSARILY HAVE TO HAVE URINARY COMPLAINTS"
Prof. Dr. Başeskioğlu underlined that there is a misperception among the public that everyone with prostate cancer will have urinary problems and said, "Prostate cancer patients do not necessarily have to have urinary complaints. We need to get rid of this perception. Saying "I do not have urinary complaints" does not mean that you do not have prostate cancer. However, in some types of prostate cancer, urinary complaints are more prominent as a result of the growth of the prostate around the urinary tract and the prostate suppressing the urinary tract. These complaints may bring symptoms such as difficulty urinating, getting up to urinate at night, frequent trips to the toilet and even urinary incontinence."